Acceptance and related processes in adjustment to chronic pain

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 144-151

  Thompson, Miles ^a   McCracken, Lance M ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR RHEUMATIC DISEASES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Acceptance and commitment therapy; ACT; Chronic pain; Psychological flexibility; Review

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE CONTROL; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 79955839755     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-010-0170-2     Document Type: Review

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