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Psychosocial factors that can influence the self-assessment of function.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15156778     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
What has plagued the evaluation process in this area has been the level of agreement in the wide variation in the measures used to document a construct such as pain, as well as changes in that construct as reflected in the measurement of function. The present article reviews the major psychosocial barriers to assessment/recovery that have been implicated as influencing the self-assessment of function. The following are discussed: secondary gain; secondary loss; emotional distress (such as anger, anxiety and depression); psychopathology; somatization and symptom magnification; compliance and resistance; patient comprehension/mental status; and iatrogenic effects.
Authors:
Robert J Gatchel
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of occupational rehabilitation     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1053-0487     ISO Abbreviation:  J Occup Rehabil     Publication Date:  2004 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2004-05-25     Completed Date:  2004-09-23     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9202814     Medline TA:  J Occup Rehabil     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  197-206     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75390-9044, USA. robert.gatchel@utsouthwestern.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anger
Anxiety / psychology
Chronic Disease
Depression / psychology
Disability Evaluation
Disabled Persons / psychology*
Humans
Mental Competency
Pain / psychology*,  rehabilitation*
Patient Compliance
Somatoform Disorders / psychology
Workers' Compensation
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
2K02 MH1107/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; 2R01 DE10713/DE/NIDCR NIH HHS; 3R01 MH46452/MH/NIMH NIH HHS

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