The role of psychological factors in inflammatory rheumatic diseases: From burden to tailored treatment

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 932-945

  van Middendorp, Henriët ^a,b   Evers, Andrea W M ^a,b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adjustment problems; Cognitive behavioral factors; Psychology; Rheumatic disease; Stress

Indexed keywords

COPING BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85003443919     PISSN: 15216942     EISSN: 15321770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2016.10.012     Document Type: Review

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