Are psychological treatments effective for fibromyalgia pain?

Current Rheumatology Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 443-450

  Thieme, Kati ^a   Gracely, Richard H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; PLACEBO;

ANXIETY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EFFECT SIZE; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FIBROMYALGIA; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GUIDED IMAGERY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; LEARNING; MENTAL STRESS; NOCICEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; TRAINING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WRITING;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72549086502     PISSN: 15233774     EISSN: 15346307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11926-009-0065-6     Document Type: Review

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