Patients with fibromyalgia often present with increased levels of disability and physical
functioning, for which the determinants are still unclear. In patients with other …

Pain has well-established effects on attention. At present, parallel literatures exist that have
examined the effects of experimentally induced pain and consider cognitive performance in …

Background Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a chronic disorder characterized by
widespread musculoskeletal pain and diffuse tenderness, accompanied by complaints …

Patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) report pain, fatigue, emotional distress, activity
avoidance, and disability. The role of fear of pain and activity in FMS patients has received …

Background: In addition to the frequently reported pain complaints, performance-based
cognitive capabilities in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with and without …

The objectives of this study were to assess within-person hypotheses regarding temporal
cognition-pain associations:(1) do morning pain flares predict changes in two afternoon …

Behavioral manifestations of pain, distress, and suffering have been characterized as pain
behaviors. Although acquisition and maintenance of pain behaviors have been considered …

OBJECTIVE: The present study examines the possibility that a chronic pain condition, such
as fibromyalgia, was associated with deficits in decision making and associative learning …

Recent research suggests that communicative and protective pain behaviors represent
functionally distinct subsystems of behavior associated with pain. The present research …

Impaired physical functioning is one of the most critical consequences associated with
fibromyalgia, especially when there is comorbid obesity. Psychological factors are known to …