The effectiveness of an acceptance and commitment therapy self-help intervention for chronic pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 393-402

  Johnston, Marnie ^a   Foster, Mary ^a   Shennan, Jeannette ^b   Starkey, Nicola J ^a   Johnson, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Acceptance and commitment therapy; ACT; Chronic pain; Quality of life; Self help; Values

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF HELP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BOOKS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952388693     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181cf59ce     Document Type: Article

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