Adult attachment and approaches to activity engagement in chronic pain

Pain Research and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 317-327

  Andrews, Nicole E ^a,b,c   Meredith, Pamela J ^a   Strong, Jenny ^a   Donohue, Genevieve F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Department of Occupational Therapy ^*  (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity avoidance; Adult attachment; Catastrophizing; Chronic pain; Overactivity; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84914165216     PISSN: 12036765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/838954     Document Type: Article

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