Avoidant safety behaviors and catastrophizing: Shared cognitive-behavioral processes and consequences in co-morbid pain and sleep disorders

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-210

  MacDonald, Shane ^a   Linton, Steven J ^a   Jansson Fröjmark, Markus ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catastrophizing; Cognitive behavioral avoidance; Emotions; Negative affectivity; Questionnaire; Symptom perception

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EID: 49449099712     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705500802222675     Document Type: Article

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