Helpful events in family discussion groups with chronic-pain patients: A qualitative study of differences in perception between therapists/observers and patients/family members

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-52

  Lemmens, Gilbert ^a   Verdegem, Sofie ^a   Heireman, Magda ^a   Lietaer, Germain ^b   Van Houdenhove, Boudewijn ^a   Sabbe, Bernard ^c   Eisler, Ivan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DATA ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY THERAPY; LIFE EVENT; OBSERVATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0037347569     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0089500     Document Type: Article

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