Psychological pain interventions and neurophysiology: Implications for a mechanism-based approach

American Psychologist

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 188-196

  Flor, Herta ^a,b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurophysiological; Pain; Psychological treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; MEDITATION; NEUROFEEDBACK; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

ACUTE PAIN; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BRAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDITATION; NEUROFEEDBACK;

EID: 84894096760     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035254     Document Type: Article

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