Fear-avoidance and its consequences in chronic musculoskeletal pain: a state of the art

W.S. Vlaeyen, Johan; J. Linton, Steven

doi:10.1016/s0304-3959(99)00242-0

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Fear-avoidance and its consequences in chronic musculoskeletal pain: a state of the art

Published in Pain • Apr 1, 2000

Authors:

Johan W.S. Vlaeyen

Steven J. Linton

Abstract

In an attempt to explain how and why some individuals with musculoskeletal pain develop a chronic pain syndrome, Lethem et al. (Lethem J, Slade PD, Troup JDG, Bentley G. Outline of fear-avoidance model of exaggerated pain perceptions. Behav Res Ther 1983; 21: 401-408).ntroduced a so-called 'fear-avo...

Subject

Hypervigilance

Psychology

Chronic pain

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