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Michael J. L. Sullivan
Researcher at McGill University
Publications - 201
Citations - 23246
Michael J. L. Sullivan is an academic researcher from McGill University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pain catastrophizing & Chronic pain. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 198 publications receiving 20749 citations. Previous affiliations of Michael J. L. Sullivan include Dalhousie University & Université de Montréal.
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The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation.
TL;DR: In this paper, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) was administered to 425 undergraduates and a three component solution comprising (a) rumination, (b) magnification, and (c) helplessness.
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Theoretical perspectives on the relation between catastrophizing and pain.
Michael J. L. Sullivan,Beverly E. Thorn,Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite,Francis J. Keefe,Michelle Y. Martin,Laurence A. Bradley,John C. Lefebvre +6 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that catastrophizing might best be viewed from the perspective of hierarchical levels of analysis, where social factors and social goals may play a role in the development and maintenance of catastrophize, whereas appraisal-related processes may point to the mechanisms that link catastrophization to pain experience.
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The relationship of gender to pain, pain behavior, and disability in osteoarthritis patients: the role of catastrophizing.
Francis J. Keefe,John C. Lefebvre,Jennifer Egert,Glenn Affleck,Michael J. L. Sullivan,David S. Caldwell +5 more
TL;DR: The study found that there were significant differences in pain, pain behavior, and physical disability in men and women having OA, and catastrophizing mediated the relationship between gender and pain‐related outcomes.
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Catastrophizing, pain, and disability in patients with soft-tissue injuries
TL;DR: Findings revealed that catastrophizing, measured by the Pain Catastrophizing Scale, was significantly correlated with patients' reported pain intensity, perceived disability and employment status and was associated with disability independent of the levels of depression and anxiety.
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Coping as a Communal Process
TL;DR: This article argued that the strong focus on emotional distress as the marker of coping efforts has masked the importance of social functions, processes and outcomes in coping with life stress, particularly the role of communal coping.