Chronic pain patients often complain of their “poor memory” and numerous studies
objectively confirmed such difficulties in reporting working memory (WM) and long-term …

Objectives Previous studies have revealed that memory performance is diminished in
chronic pain patients. Few studies, however, have assessed multiple components of …

Objective: Chronic pain, particularly low back pain, is widespread. Although a great deal is
known about the impact that this has on quality of life and physical activity, relatively little has …

Objective: In clinical practice, patients with chronic pain frequently report problems with
memory functioning. This issue, however, has received little attention in the scientific …

People with chronic pain commonly report impaired cognitive function. However, to date,
there has been no systematic evaluation of the body of literature concerning cognitive …

Objectives: Patients with chronic pain often complain of memory and concentration
difficulties. The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of a set of variables that …

In this study the effects of psychosocial factors on chronic pain recall were investigated. 61
female back pain patients first rated their pain intensity on visual analogue scales during a …

Acutely, pain is protective. It promotes escape from, and future avoidance of, noxious stimuli
through strong and often lifetime associative memories. However, with persistent acute pain …

Memory for the intensity of past physical pain depends critically on the intensity of present
pain, When their present pain intensity was high, patients with chronic headaches of …

This review article examines the effect of chronic pain on neuropsychological functioning.
Primary attention is given to studies that include patient groups without a history of traumatic …