Does attachment insecurity affect the outcomes of a multidisciplinary pain management program? The association between attachment insecurity, pain, disability, distress, and the use of opioids

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1461-1468

  Andersen, Tonny Elmose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Attachment; Chronic pain; Cognitive behavioural therapy; Denmark; Management; Opioid abuse; Outcome; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

DISABILITY; DRUG PRESCRIBING; DRUG USER; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGY; THRESHOLD;

ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTACHMENT INSECURITY; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG USE; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPIATE ADDICTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DENMARK;

EID: 84859422841     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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