Two psychological interventions are effective in severely disabled, chronic back pain patients: A randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-107

  Glombiewski, Julia Anna ^a   Hartwich Tersek, Jens ^a   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Chronic low back pain; Chronic pain; Cognitive behavioural treatment; Psychological intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BACK PAIN; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISABLED PERSONS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954658691     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-009-9070-4     Document Type: Article

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