Anxiety sensitivity and its impact on pain experiences and conditions: A state of the art

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 185-188

  Stewart, Sherry H ^a   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticipatory anxiety; Anxiety sensitivity; Chronic pain; Cold pressor; Experimental pain; Fear of pain; Fear avoidance models; Pain catastrophizing; Persistent headache

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDITORIAL; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; REMISSION; SELF CONCEPT;

ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEAR; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD;

EID: 33845786520     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070601090457     Document Type: Editorial

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