title: Assessment of pain: a survey of practicing clinicians.
abstract: This study reports on use of tests in the assessment of pain patients. Data are based on 212 respondents from the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Personality inventories, measures of depression and anxiety, coping scales, and the McGill Pain Questionnaire were among the top 10 ranked instruments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of West Florida, Pensacola 32514, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piotrowski
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001524:Behavioral Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires