Cognitive Coping Style and the Effectiveness of Distraction or Sensation-Focused Instructions in Chronic Pain Patients

• Lisa Fox,

  Affiliation School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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• Jane C. Walsh,

  Affiliation School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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• Todd G. Morrison,

  Affiliation Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada

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• David O’ Gorman,

  Affiliations Centre for Pain Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, Division of Pain Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

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• Nancy Ruane,

  Affiliations Centre for Pain Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, Division of Pain Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

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• Caroline Mitchell,

  Affiliations Centre for Pain Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, Division of Pain Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland

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• John J. Carey,

  Affiliations Rheumatology Department, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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• Robert Coughlan,

  Affiliations Rheumatology Department, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland, School of Medicine, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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• Brian E. McGuire

  * E-mail: brian.mcguire@nuigalway.ie

  Affiliations School of Psychology, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, Centre for Pain Research, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

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