Age moderates response to acceptance and commitment therapy vs. cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 302-308

  Wetherell, Julie Loebach ^a,b   Petkus, Andrew J ^c   Alonso Fernandez, Miriam ^d   Bower, Emily S ^b   Steiner, Amanda R W ^a   Afari, Niloofar ^a,b  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

chronic pain; mindfulness; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958184981     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4330     Document Type: Article

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