Acceptance, Mindfulness, and Values-Based Action May Counteract Fear and Avoidance of Emotions in Chronic Pain: An Analysis of Anxiety Sensitivity

Journal of Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 408-415

  McCracken, Lance M ^a   Keogh, Edmund ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acceptance; anxiety; avoidance; Chronic pain; mindfulness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEAR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANXIETY; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 62649159994     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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