Objective To conduct a systematic review of pain anxiety, pain catastrophizing, and fear of
pain measures psychometrically established in youth with chronic pain. The review …

Pain is a major source of global suffering, with women bearing the greatest burden.
Alongside biology, psychological and social factors, including gender, help explain these …

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is believed to improve chronic pain problems by
decreasing patient catastrophizing and increasing patient self-efficacy for managing pain …

Background Concerns have been raised about whether self-report measures of pain
catastrophizing reflect the construct as defined in the cognitive-behavioral literature. We …

Big data and machine learning techniques offer opportunities to investigate the effects of
psychological factors on pain outcomes. Nevertheless, these advances can only deliver …

One way to improve treatment effects of chronic pain is to identify and improve control over
mechanisms of therapeutic change. One treatment approach that includes a specific …

Introduction Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a common vulvovaginal pain condition
associated with negative psychological and sexual consequences for affected women and …

This study tested the novel hypothesis that CBT-treated IBS patients who learn to self-
manage painful GI symptoms by targeting rigid cognitive style show improvement in …

Pain acceptance is a robust predictor of adjustment to chronic pain; however, the dynamics
of pain acceptance in daily life are largely unexamined. Furthermore, research on pain …

There is a strong tradition of therapy development and evaluation in the field of
psychological interventions for chronic pain. However, despite this research production, the …