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Perry M. Nicassio
Researcher at University of California, Los Angeles
Publications - 103
Citations - 7640
Perry M. Nicassio is an academic researcher from University of California, Los Angeles. The author has contributed to research in topics: Learned helplessness & Fibromyalgia. The author has an hindex of 42, co-authored 102 publications receiving 6977 citations. Previous affiliations of Perry M. Nicassio include University of California & Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Development of a questionnaire for the assessment of active and passive coping strategies in chronic pain patients.
TL;DR: A self‐report questionnaire, the Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory, is described, which assesses the frequency with which chronic pain patients use active or passive coping strategies when their pain reaches a moderate or greater level of intensity.
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The phenomenology of the pre-sleep state: The development of the pre-sleep arousal scale
TL;DR: The results suggest that the PSAS may be a useful tool for future studies of the pre-sleep state and a helpful screening measure for individuals with sleep disturbance.
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Comparative meta-analysis of behavioral interventions for insomnia and their efficacy in middle-aged adults and in older adults 55+ years of age.
TL;DR: Both middle-aged adults and persons older than 55 years of age showed similar robust improvements in sleep quality, sleep latency, and wakening after sleep onset in this meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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The measurement of helplessness in rheumatoid arthritis. The development of the arthritis helplessness index.
TL;DR: The Arthritis Helplessness Index appears to be a useful measure for further studies in RA and a valuable clinical tool in monitoring the psychological status of patients with RA.
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Transition from acute to chronic pain and disability: a model including cognitive, affective, and trauma factors.
TL;DR: A theoretically and empirically based model of the progression of acute neck and back pain to chronic pain and disability, developed from the literature in chronic pain, cognition, and stress and trauma found depressed mood and negative pain beliefs were most predictive of chronic disability.