Specificity of childhood learning experiences in relation to anxiety sensitivity and illness/injury sensitivity: Implications for health anxiety and pain

Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 128-142

  Watt, Margo C ^a,b   O'Connor, Roisin M ^c   Stewart, Sherry H ^b   Moon, Erin C ^b   Terry, Lesley ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Health anxiety; Illness injury sensitivity; Learning experiences; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 59649111741     PISSN: 08898391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.22.2.128     Document Type: Article

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