A comparison of the effect of attention training and relaxation on responses to pain

Pain

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 469-476

  Sharpe, L ^a   Nicholson Perry, K ^a   Rogers, P ^a   Dear, B F ^a   Nicholas, M K ^b   Refshauge, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Attentional bias; Chronic pain; Hypervigilance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NOCICEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION; RELAXATION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955587450     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.05.027     Document Type: Article

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