Anxiety sensitivity and fear of pain in patients with recurring headaches

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 703-713

  Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a,b,c   Norton, Peter J ^a,b   Veloso, Felix ^b  

^a Clin R and D Program   (Canada)

^b Ctr for Clinical Cognitive Research   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RECURRENCE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0032996256     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(98)00172-7     Document Type: Article

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