Background: Estimates on the epidemiology of chronic non-cancer pain vary widely
throughout Europe. It is unclear whether this variation reflects true population differences or …

ContextCompensation, whether through workers' compensation or through litigation, has
been associated with poor outcome after surgery; however, this association has not been …

Use of chronic opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain has increased substantially. The
American Pain Society and the American Academy of Pain Medicine commissioned a …

During the past two decades clinical and research efforts have led to increasingly
sophisticated and effective methods and instruments designed to detect exaggeration or …

Aims: As subjective health complaints are one of the major reasons for short-and long-term
sickness absence it is important to know the prevalence of these conditions in the general …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Pain-related disability is a complex phenomenon. Malingering
is a potential factor in the management of patients with pain. Methodological problems and …

This reprinted article originally appeared in (Health Psychology, 16 (3), 284-298 (1997).(The
following abstract of the original article appeared in record 1997-06152-012.) Effective …

Background Back pain is one of the most common problems in primary care. Antidepressant
medication is often prescribed, especially for chronic back discomfort, to alleviate pain and …

This study describes the development of a Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
(MMPI-2) scale designed to detect negative response bias in forensic neuropsychological or …

Few studies have investigated whether prognostic indicators, which contribute to the
transition from acute to chronic low back pain (LBP), are also those which contribute to …