Psychological flexibility as a mediator of improvement in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for patients with chronic pain following whiplash

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1059.e1-1059.e11

  Wicksell, Rikard K ^a,b   Olsson, Gunnar L ^a,b   Hayes, Steven C ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Chronic pain; Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT); Mediation analyses; Processes of change; Psychological flexibility; WAD; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KINESIOPHOBIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 78349312470     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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