The relationship between anger regulation, mood, pain, and pain-related disability in women treated for breast cancer.

Reetta M SipiläTaina HintsaJari LipsanenTiina TasmuthAnn-Mari EstlanderEija Kalso

Published in: Psycho-oncology (2019)

Different forms of pain are important to recognize and treat to support breast cancer patients' psychological well-being. Anger inhibition could be a target for psychotherapeutic intervention, to help with ongoing mood symptoms. The relationship between anger regulation and pain is not straightforward.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
sleep quality
bipolar disorder
randomized controlled trial
polycystic ovary syndrome
pregnant women
depressive symptoms
adipose tissue