Browsing Department of Psychology by Author "Gatchel, Robert J."
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An Examination Of The Validity Of The Central Sensitization Inventory With Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders
Choi, Yunhee (Psychology, 2014-03-12)Central Sensitivity Syndrome (CSS) includes a group of related conditions that share a common pathophysiological mechanism called central sensitization (e.g., fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, tension headache/migraine, ... -
Facilitation Of Surgical Decisions Within A Functional Restoration Program For Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders
Brede, Emily (Psychology, 2013-03-20)Preventing delayed recovery is an important treatment goal in the treatment of chronic disabling occupational musculoskeletal disorders (CDOMDs). However, when CDOMD patients are potentially eligible for elective surgical ... -
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Gatchel, Robert J.; Miller, Brandy; Lou, Leland (PPM Communications, Inc.Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2004)Back pain is a widespread public health problem, affecting a staggering 80% of Americans at some point in their lives. Each year, an estimated one out of every 14 people will seek medical care for back or neck pain, amounting ... -
Failure to Complete a Functional Restoration Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Prospective One-Year Outcome Study
Gatchel, Robert J.; Proctor, Timothy J.; Mayer, Tom G.; Theodore, Brian (The American Congress of Rehabilitation MedicineDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2005-08)This large prospective study determined that noncompleters of interdisciplinary tertiary rehabilitation for CDOMDs had comparatively poor socioeconomic outcomes in the year after discharge from treatment, especially on ... -
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical Axis Dysregulation in Acute Temporomandibular Disorder and Low Back Pain: A Marker for Chronicity?
Gatchel, Robert J.; Garofalo, John P.; Robinson, Richard C. (Wiley-BlackwellDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2006-07)Dysregulation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenocortical (HPA) axis is believed to be a valid biological marker of stress. This study evaluating changes in patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and low back ... -
Masticatory Performance In Those With Temporomandibular Joint And Muscle Disorder
Sanders, Celeste Noelle (Psychology, 2013-07-22)Tempormandibular Joint and Muscle Disorder (TMJMD) occurs when dysfunction arises in the joints and muscles associated with the functionality of the jaw. Apart from many other complications, one of the problems that TMJMD ... -
Methods for Monitoring Medication Use in Chronic Patients
Penson, John G.; Penson, Nancy P.; Gatchel, Robert J. (Remedica Medical Education and PublishingDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2008)In this article, the best methods for assessing chronic pain patients who are potentially at risk of misuse or abuse of painreduction medications are highlighted. The author recommends that comprehensive biopsychosocial ... -
Minimum Clinical Important Differences Of Health Outcomes In A Chronic Pain Population: Are They Predictive Of Poor Outcomes?
Wilson, Hilary D. (Psychology, 2008-04-22)Psychometric validation of health outcomes measures ensures that the methods utilized to evaluate treatment effects, and aid in individual patient diagnosis are reliable, valid, and meaningful. A relatively new concept ... -
Modeling Work Retention In Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Role Of Pre-treatment And Post-treatment Risk Factors
Brede, Emily (Psychology, 2011-07-14)Chronic pain has become an increasing problem, with serious social and economic consequences. One important socioeconomic outcome in the treatment of chronic disabling occupational musculoskeletal disorders (CDOMD) is ... -
Musculoskeletal Disorders: Primary and Secondary Interventions
Gatchel, Robert J. (ElsevierDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2004-02)In the United States alone, the annual cost associated with the diagnosis and care of musculoskeletal trauma amounts to tens of billions of dollars [Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders: Function, Outcomes and Evidence. ... -
Osteopathic Medicine Approach to Pain Management
Gatchel, Robert J.; Minotti, D; Licciardone, J. C.; Kearns, C. (PPM Communications, Inc., 2010-09)With a holistic approach to patient care—encompassing the integration of structure and function, emotional and social aspects of health and healing, and a more heuristic biopsychosocial approach to pain assessment and ... -
Physcial Symptoms In Patients With Acute TMD: The Influence Of Emotional Distress
Lorduy, Kara (Psychology, 2013-03-20)The current study investigated symptoms of central sensitization syndrome (CSS), as well as, pain and pain-related interference among those with acute temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Additionally, the current project ... -
Predicting Pattern Characteristics That Lead To Work Return Following Functional Restoration Treatment In A Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorder Population
Purdum, RachelChronic pain is a major problem worldwide. Millions of dollars are spent on treatment of chronic pain each year. Some people require a tertiary approach to pain recovery and seek treatment at an interdisciplinary functional ... -
The Prevalence And Responsiveness Of Head Injuries In A Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorder Population
Bradford, Evan McKenna (Psychology, 2014-12)Injuries to the head cause problems in multiple domains, including cognitive functioning, emotion regulation, memory recall, and reaction time. Head injuries are often highly debilitating and cause patients to have a ... -
Prevalence, Risk Factors And Treatment Outcomes For Various Musculoskeletal Injury Sites Associated With The Development Of Chronic Occupational Disability
Howard, Krista J. (Psychology, 2010-07-19)The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence, risk factors and treatment outcomes for patients with various chronic disabling occupational musculoskeletal disorders (CDOMD) seeking tertiary treatment. The ... -
Psychosocial Factors That Can Influence the Self-Assessment of Function
Gatchel, Robert J. (Springer NetherlandsDepartment of Psychology, The University of Texas at Arlington., 2004-09)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 ... -
The Relationships Among Depression, Pain, and Masticatory Functioning in Temporomandibular Disorder Patients
Gatchel, Robert J.; Stowell, Anna W.; Buschang, Peter (Quintessence Publishing Co. Inc., Chicago, 2006)Aims: To evaluate the effect of comorbid depression and pain on an early biopsychosocial intervention for acute temporomandibular disorder (TMD) patients. Methods: Depressed (either - 3 - current or lifetime; n = 32) or ... -
Rewind-Remind: Investigating How Gamification of Memory Tasks Can Evaluate Associative Memory Performance in Healthy, Older Adults
Abellanoza, Cheryl Kay (2017-05-02)Associative memory, the type of memory that allows us to relate information together (e.g., a person’s face and name), is particularly susceptible to age-related deterioration. Older adults tend to engage in retrieval ... -
Risk Factors For Functional Restoration Non-completion
Howard, Krista J. (Psychology, 2008-09-17)Previous studies have shown that the one-year outcomes after an interdisciplinary functional restoration program for patients with chronic disabling occupational disorders vary significantly between those who complete the ... -
Sex Differences in Balance Measures and Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults
Bevers, Kelley; 0000-0003-4303-748X (2018-06-21)The older adult population is growing at a rapid pace, with the US Census Bureau estimating older adults to comprise of 20% of the overall population by 2020. Now, more than ever, we must parse out differences within this ...