Chronic pain in adolescence: Parental responses, adolescent coping, and their impact on adolescent's pain behaviors

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 894-904

  Simons, Laura E ^a,b   Claar, Robyn Lewis ^a,b   Logan, Deirdre L ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Biopsychosocial model; Chronic pain; Parents; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARENT; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; PAIN; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS;

EID: 48749132746     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsn029     Document Type: Article

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