Impact of controllability on pain and suffering

Abstract. Introduction:. Chronic pain and pain-related suffering are major health problems. The lack of controllability of experienced pain seems to greatly contribute to the extent of suffering. This study examined how controllability affects the perception of pain and pain-related suffering, and t...

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Main Authors: Martin Löffler, Sandra Kamping, Michael Brunner, Smadar Bustan, Dieter Kleinböhl, Fernand Anton, Herta Flor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-12-01
Series:PAIN Reports
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/painrpts/fulltext/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000694