Changes in Acceptance in a Low-Intensity, Group-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Chronic Pain Intervention

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 30-38

  Baranoff, John A ^a   Hanrahan, Stephanie J ^a   Burke, Anne L J ^b   Connor, Jason P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Chronic pain; Contextual behavioral; Psychological processes; Reliable change index

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ANALGESIA; BEHAVIOR; CATASTROPHIZING; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84957949833     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12529-015-9496-9     Document Type: Article

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