Catastrophizing and parental response to child symptom complaints

Children's Health Care

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 169-184

  Langer, Shelby L ^a   Romano, Joan M ^b   Levy, Rona L ^a   Walker, Lynn S ^c   Whitehead, William E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIC THINKING; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; THINKING;

EID: 75149149051     PISSN: 02739615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02739610903038750     Document Type: Article

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