Suppressing and attending to pain-related thoughts in chronic pain patients

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1117-1124

  Harvey, Allison G ^a   McGuire, Brian E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Psychologist   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; THINKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034333569     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(99)00150-3     Document Type: Article

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