The role of positive affect in pain and its treatment

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 177-187

  Finan, Patrick H ^a   Garland, Eric L ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic pain; pain sensitivity; positive affect; positive emotion

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANALGESIA; COPING BEHAVIOR; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

AFFECT; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF CARE;

EID: 84921437500     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000092     Document Type: Review

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