Evaluating the efficacy of graded in vivo exposure for the treatment of fear in patients with chronic back pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial

Pain

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 271-280

  Woods, Marc P ^a   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Fear; Graded in vivo exposure; Musculoskeletal; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

BACK PAIN; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; FEAR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 43549097793     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.06.037     Document Type: Article

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