Family therapy for persons experiencing pain: Evidence for its effectiveness

Seminars in Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-89

  Kerns, Robert D ^a,b   Otis, John D ^c,d  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Family therapy; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

EID: 0142161865     PISSN: 15375897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1537-5897(03)00007-7     Document Type: Article

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