The relationship between traumatization and pain: What is the role of emotion?

Journal of Family Violence

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-73

  Heckman, Carolyn J ^a,c   Westefeld, John S ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Chronic pain; Defensiveness; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748335518     PISSN: 08857482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10896-005-9004-0     Document Type: Article

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