Contextual cognitive-behavioral therapy for severely disabled chronic pain sufferers: Effectiveness and clinically significant change

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 314-322

  McCracken, Lance M ^a   MacKichan, Fiona ^a   Eccleston, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Clinical significance; Cognitive behavioral treatment; Contextual cognitive behavioural therapy; Disability; Multidisciplinary treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846813815     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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