Distinct influences of anxiety and pain catastrophizing on functional outcomes in children and adolescents with chronic pain

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 744-755

  Tran, Susan T ^a   Jastrowski Mano, Kristen E ^b   Hainsworth, Keri R ^c,d   Medrano, Gustavo R ^e   Khan, Kimberly Anderson ^c,d   Weisman, Steven J ^c,d   Davies, W Hobart ^f  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Functional disability; Pain catastrophizing; Pediatric chronic pain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; CATASTROPHIZING; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLICATION; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHILD; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84943156639     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv029     Document Type: Article

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