Study shows anxiety increases pain intensity, disability

Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 06:49 in Psychology & Sociology

British researchers writing in The Journal of Pain, the peer-review publication of the American Pain Society, found that individuals with high levels of anxiety due to chronic pain exhibit more emotional distress and disability, but the use of pain coping strategies can mediate this effect...

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