Self-identity and Chronic Illness: Is self-illness enmeshment unique to chronic pain?

Objective: The study aimed to investigate whether self-illness enmeshment is unique to chronic pain using explicit measures of self and whether the implicit sense of self is less positive for those who experience chronic conditions than for healthy controls. Method: Three groups of participants; a g...

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Main Author: Bryant, Tess
Published: University of Southampton 2007
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.484846