A different kind of comorbidity: Understanding posttraumatic stress disorder and chronic pain

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-108

  Beck, J Gayle ^a   Clapp, Joshua D ^b  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; chronic pain; comorbidity; PTSD; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959456082     PISSN: 19429681     EISSN: 1942969X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021263     Document Type: Article

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