Is there a potential role for attention bias modification in pain patients? Results of 2 randomised, controlled trials

Pain

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 722-731

  Sharpe, Louise ^a   Ianiello, Melissa ^a   Dear, Blake F ^b   Nicholson Perry, Kathryn ^c   Refshauge, Kathryn ^a   Nicholas, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Attention bias modification; Attentional bias; Chronic pain; Hypervigilance

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION BIAS MODIFICATION; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857365068     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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