Repression in chronic pain: An idea worth recovering

Applied and Preventive Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-190

  Burns, John W ^a,b  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Conversion V; Disclosure; Repression; Repressive style

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034364012     PISSN: 09621849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-1849(05)80003-4     Document Type: Article

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