Chronic orofacial pain is associated with psychological morbidity and negative personality changes: A comparison to the general population

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-30

  Vickers, E R ^a   Boocock, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Orofacial pain; Personality; Psychological factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OROFACIAL PAIN; PERSONALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 17744363079     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2005.tb00081.x     Document Type: Article

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