Comparing the role of psychological flexibility and traditional pain management coping strategies in chronic pain treatment outcomes

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-146

  Vowles, Kevin E ^a   McCracken, Lance M ^b  

^a HAYWOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITALS BATH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Chronic pain; Coping; Psychosocial interventions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; TRAINING; VALIDITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75049085442     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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