Chronic pain: the role of psychosocial factors in common musculoskeletal disorders

Psychiatry

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 52-56

  Henderson, Max ^a   Bass, Christopher ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

chronic widespread pain; fibromyalgia; musculoskeletal disorders; psychological medicine; psychosocial factors; repetitive strain injury; whiplash

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; FIBROMYALGIA; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPETITIVE STRAIN INJURY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOMATIZATION; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 33845352137     PISSN: 14761793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1383/psyt.2006.5.2.52     Document Type: Article

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