Perceived injustice moderates the relationship between pain and depressive symptoms among individuals with persistent musculoskeletal pain

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 335-340

  Scott, Whitney ^a   Sullivan, Michael ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Musculoskeletal pain; Perceived injustice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PERCEIVED INJUSTICE; PERCEPTION;

EID: 84867787947     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/501260     Document Type: Article

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