Menstrual pain intensity, coping, and disability: The role of pain catastrophizing

Pain Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 352-361

  Walsh, Trudi M ^a   LeBlanc, Leeanne ^a   McGrath, Patrick J ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coping; Disability; Medication; Menstrual pain; Pain; Pain catastrophizing

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSMENORRHEA; EDUCATION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT PLANNING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; MENSTRUATION; PAIN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0347917134     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2003.03039.x     Document Type: Article

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