The Journal of Pain
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 385-393 , October 2002

Measuring control appraisals in chronic pain

  • Gabriel Tan

      Affiliations

    • Chronic Pain Center
    • ,
  • Mark P. Jensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
    • ,
  • Susan Robinson-Whelen

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation R&D Center of Excellence on Healthy Aging with Disabilities, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services, VA Medical Center, and Department of Anesthesiology
    • ,
  • John I. Thornby

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine
    • ,
  • Trilok Monga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Received 23 August 2001 ,Revised 28 January 2002 ,Accepted 28 January 2002.

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☆ Address reprint requests to Gabriel Tan, PhD, Chronic Pain Center, Anesthesiology and Mental Health Care Line Consultation and Liaison (116MHC/L), VAMC, 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. E-mail: an.gabriel@med.va.gov

PII: S1526-5900(02)00033-0

doi: 10.1054/jpai.2002.126609

The Journal of Pain
Volume 3, Issue 5 , Pages 385-393 , October 2002

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