Linguistic indicators of chronic pain acceptance in individuals with spinal cord injury.

Published in: Rehabilitation psychology (2021)

Findings suggest that pain acceptance is associated with unique linguistic patterns that can be identified in natural word use among individuals with SCI and chronic pain. Future research to further investigate linguistic indicators of pain acceptance and other clinically relevant pain constructs is warranted and could advance theoretical models of pain adaptation and clinical approaches to treating pain. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
emergency department