The relationships between worry, happiness and pain catastrophizing in the experience of acute pain

ConclusionsThe findings demonstrate that pain intensity, worry about pain and pain catastrophizing are all sensitive to changes in mood. The results have potential clinical implications.SignificanceThe current study shows that manipulation ‐induced changes in pain‐related worry, pain catastrophizing, and affect have direct effects on the experience of acute pain. More broadly, the overlap of these three variables provides with anxiety and mood disorders offers the promise of new vistas for research and treatment of pain conditions by assessing and targeting the cognitions and behaviors that are common to worry and catastrophizing.

Source: European Journal of Pain - May 8, 2019 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: John C. Lefebvre, Mark P. Jensen Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research