Operant therapy with pain patients: Evidence for its effectiveness

Seminars in Pain Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 90-98

  Sanders, Steven H ^a,b  

^a Siskin Hospital's Center for Pain Rehabilitation   (United States)

^b Siskin Hosp for Phys Rehab   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral conceptualization; Clinical pain; Operant conditioning; Scientific evidence

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LOW BACK PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 15944399968     PISSN: 15375897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1537-5897(03)00010-7     Document Type: Article

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