Mental defeat is associated with suicide intent in patients with chronic pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 411-419

  Tang, Nicole K Y ^a   Beckwith, Philippa ^b   Ashworth, Polly ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Mental defeat; Predictor; Suicidality; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; CHRONIC PAIN; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FREQUENCY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PAIN INTENSITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; COMPLICATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84963706398     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000276     Document Type: Article

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