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David K. Ahern
Researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications - 111
Citations - 5336
David K. Ahern is an academic researcher from Brigham and Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Back pain. The author has an hindex of 40, co-authored 110 publications receiving 5032 citations. Previous affiliations of David K. Ahern include North Dakota State University & Brown University.
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Biobehavioral variables and mortality or cardiac arrest in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Pilot Study (CAPS)
David K. Ahern,Larry Gorkin,Jeffrey L. Anderson,Camlin Tierney,Alfred P. Hallstrom,Craig K. Ewart,Robert J. Capone,Eleanor Schron,Donald S. Kornfeld,J.Alan Herd,David W. Richardson,Michael J. Follick +11 more
TL;DR: Results indicated that the type B behavior pattern, higher levels of depression and lower pulse rate reactivity to challenge were significant risk factors for death or cardiac arrest, after adjusting statistically for a set of known clinical predictors of disease severity.
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Cognitive behavior therapy for hypochondriasis: a randomized controlled trial.
Arthur J. Barsky,David K. Ahern +1 more
TL;DR: This brief, individual CBT intervention, developed specifically to alter hypochondriacal thinking and restructure hypochondRIacal beliefs, appears to have significant beneficial long-term effects on the symptoms of Hypochondriasis.
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Mapping the Road from Childhood Trauma to Adult Somatization: The Role of Attachment
TL;DR: Study results support the idea that childhood trauma shapes patients' styles of relating to others in times of need, and these styles, in turn, influence the somatization process and how patients respond to providers.
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Comparison of lumbar paravertebral EMG patterns in chronic low back pain patients and non-patient controls.
TL;DR: Although the two groups did not differ on absolute levels of EMG during quiet standing, significant differences were found for EMG patterns during dynamic postures, providing support for the biomechanical model of chronic pain and the need for further research pertaining to pain behavior and movement‐related lumbar muscle activity.
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The sickness impact profile: a global measure of disability in chronic low back pain
TL;DR: The results support the validity of the SIP as a measure of functional status with CLBP patients and the psychosocial dimension was significantly correlated with the emotional distress categories of the MMPI and the physical dimension score was inversely associated with standing/walking and positively correlated with time spent lying down.