An examination of the impact of clinically significant levels of posttraumatic stress disorder symptomatology on the classification of pain as mild, moderate, or severe in a sample of veterans with chronic pain

Psychological Services

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 273-280

  Alschuler, Kevin N ^a   Otis, John D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain; Pain interference; Pain severity; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; VETERAN; VETERANS HEALTH;

ADULT; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; VETERANS; VETERANS HEALTH;

EID: 84905178956     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036201     Document Type: Article

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