Treatment of chronic pain for adults 65 and over: Analyses of outcomes and changes in psychological flexibility following interdisciplinary acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 252-264

  Scott, Whitney ^a   Daly, Aisling ^b   Yu, Lin ^a   McCracken, Lance M ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Chronic pain; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; PROCEDURES;

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85042237530     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw073     Document Type: Article

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