title: Differential efficacy of written emotional disclosure for subgroups of fibromyalgia patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify differential health benefits of written emotional disclosure (ED).
  
  
  METHODS
  Pain-coping style and demographic characteristics were examined as potential moderators of ED treatment efficacy in a randomized controlled trial with female fibromyalgia patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of three pain-coping styles, only patients classified as interpersonally distressed (ID) experienced significant treatment effects on psychological well-being, pain, and fatigue. Treatment effects on psychological well-being were also significantly greater for patients with a high level of education.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients with an ID-coping style and/or high education appear to benefit most from ED.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Stony Brook University, New York 11794-8790, USA. Doerte.Junghaenel@sunysb.edu
authors.forename: Doerte U
authors.initials: DU
authors.lastname: Junghaenel
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: Joan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Broderick
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000339:Affect; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D033262:Narration; D012650:Self Disclosure; D014956:Writing