Perceived injustice: A risk factor for problematic pain outcomes

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 484-488

  Sullivan, Michael J L ^a   Scott, Whitney ^a   Trost, Zina ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Disability; Pain; Pain behavior; Pain catastrophizing; Perceived injustice

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEAR; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; MEDITATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEGLIGENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PERCEIVED INJUSTICE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REHABILITATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORK DISABILITY;

CATASTROPHIZATION; HUMANS; PAIN; PERCEPTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84862549802     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3182527d13     Document Type: Article

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