Exposure and CBT for chronic back pain: An RCT on differential efficacy and optimal length of treatment

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2018, Pages 533-545

  Glombiewski, Julia Anna ^a   Holzapfel, Sebastian ^a   Riecke, Jenny ^a   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^b,c   de Jong, Jeroen ^c   Lemmer, Gunnar ^a   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CBT for pain; Chronic low back pain; Exposure; Fear avoidance model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT DROPOUT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUEBEC BACK PAIN DISABILITY SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEAR; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BACK PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85047201563     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000298     Document Type: Article

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