Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain condition marked by centrally mediated augmentation of
pain and sensory processes. Skepticism has marked the history of this condition, but more …

Techniques in neuroimaging such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have
helped to provide insights into the role of supraspinal mechanisms in pain perception. This …

The present cross-sectional study analyzed the extent to which illness perceptions and
coping strategies (as measured by the Illness Perception Questionnaire and the Utrecht …

Background.—Headache‐specific self‐efficacy refers to patients' confidence that they can
take actions that prevent headache episodes or manage headache‐related pain and …

This crossectional questionnaire study examined the associations of health factors and
psychosocial factors with Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in a sample of adult type I …

Psychological and behavioural therapies are being applied to patients with fibromyalgia
(FM) with increasing frequency. The rationale for including psychological therapies is not for …

Arthritis is a chronic disease that is estimated to affect 14.5% of the American population and
is the leading cause of functional dependency in the activities of daily living (ADLs) and the …

Research shows that lay theories of illness today are based on essentially the same
explanatory framework of health and illness as they were 300 years ago (Schober & Lacroix …

Objective The aim of this pilot study was to examine the practicality of delivering a package
of nonpharmacologic, behavioral‐based treatment, previously found to be effective in …

Abstract Rationale As the SARS-COV-2 virus spread across the world in the early months of
2020, people sought to make sense of the complex and rapidly evolving situation by …