Pain-related catastrophizing: We know it is important but why and how can we change it?: Commentary on a paper by de Boer et al. (this issue)

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 951-952

  Sharpe, L ^a   Johnson, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIZING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NOTE; PAIN RELATED CATASTROPHIZING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FEMALE; MALE; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CATASTROPHIZATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN;

EID: 84871680800     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2012.00161.x     Document Type: Note

References (8)

1. Buhrman, M., Nilsson-Ihrfeldt, E., Jannert, M., Strom, L., Andersson, G. (2011). Guided internet based cognitive behavioural treatment for chronic back pain reduces pain catastrophizing. A randomized controlled trial. J Rehabil Med 43, 500-505.
2. de Boer, M.J., Struys, M.M., Versteegen, G.J. (2012). Painrelated catastrophizing in pain patients and people with pain in the general population. Eur J Pain (this issue).
3. Eccleston, C., Williams, A., Morley, S. (2009). Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009, Issue 2. Art. No. CD007407.
4. Edwards, R.R. et al. (2011). Pain, catastrophizing, and depression in the rheumatic diseases. Nat Rev Rheumatol 7(4), 216-224.
5. Leeuw, M. et al. (2008). Exposure in vivo versus operant graded activity in chronic low back pain patients: Results of a randomized controlled trial. Pain 138(1), 192-207.
6. Schoth, D.E., Nunes, V.D., Liossi, C. (2011). Attentional bias towards pain-related information in chronic pain; a metaanalysis of visual-probe investigations. Clin Psychol Rev 32(1), 13-25.
7. Sharpe, L., Ianello, M., Nicholson, P.K., Dear, B.F., Nicholas, M., Refshauge, K. (2012). Is there a potential role for attention bias modification in pain patients? Results of 2 randomised, controlled trials. Pain 153(3), 722-731.
8. Vase, L. et al. (2012). Pain catastrophizing and cortical responses in amputees with varying levels of phantom limb pain: A high-density EEG brain-mapping study. Exp Brain Res 218(3), 407-417.