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Development of a Program for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Anxiety: A Learning Process Leading from Unsound to Sound Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 March 2009

Agneta Torrestad
Affiliation:
Östra Klinikerna Vänersborg
Margareta Håkanson
Affiliation:
Östra Klinikerna Vänersborg
Tomas Axelli
Affiliation:
Östra Klinikerna Vänersborg

Abstract

The development and assessment, over a 10-year period, of a technology for group treatment of patients with chronic pain and anxiety is described. Positive results, such as a decrease of symptoms and improved self-confidence, have stimulated diffusion of the technology to colleagues and have increased our own involvement in the organization of services.

Type
Special Section: Assessing The Technology Of Physical Therapy
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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