Does spirituality as a coping mechanism help or hinder coping with chronic pain?

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-132

  Wachholtz, Amy B ^a   Pearce, Michelle J ^b  

^a UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PAIN; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SPIRITUALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63249102592     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-009-0022-0     Document Type: Review

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