PCS

1.
PCS Predicts Opioid Misuse
1. Elevated pain sensitivity in chronic pain patients at risk for opioid misuse.​ Edwards RR,
Wasan AD, Michna E, Greenbaum S, Ross E, Jamison RN. J Pain. 2011
Sep;12(9):953­63. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2011.02.357. Epub 2011 Jun 16.
2. Catastrophic thinking and increased risk for prescription opioid misuse in patients with
chronic pain.​ Martel MO, Wasan AD, Jamison RN, Edwards RR. Drug Alcohol Depend.
2013 Sep 1;132(1­2):335­41. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.02.034. Epub 2013 Apr 22.
3. The association between negative affect and prescription opioid misuse in patients with
chronic pain: the mediating role of opioid craving.​ Martel MO, Dolman AJ, Edwards RR,
Jamison RN, Wasan AD. J Pain. 2014 Jan;15(1):90­100. doi:
10.1016/j.jpain.2013.09.014. Epub 2013 Oct 12.
4. The association between catastrophizing and craving in patients with chronic pain
prescribed opioid therapy: a preliminary analysis.​ Martel MO, Jamison RN, Wasan AD,
Edwards RR. Pain Med. 2014 Oct;15(10):1757­64. doi: 10.1111/pme.12416. Epub 2014
Mar 10.
5. Pain Med.​ 2015 Aug 3. doi: 10.1111/pme.12886. [Epub ahead of print] Evaluation of
How Depression and Anxiety Mediate the Relationship between Pain Catastrophizing
and Prescription Opioid Misuse in a Chronic Pain Population. ​Arteta J​1, ​Cobos B​1, ​Hu
Y​1, ​Jordan K​2, ​Howard K​1.
6. J Rehabil Res Dev.​ 2016;53(1):25­36. doi: 10.1682/JRRD.2014.10.0230. Correlates of
prescription opioid therapy in Veterans with chronic pain and history of substance use
disorder. ​Lovejoy TI​1, ​Dobscha SK​, ​Turk DC​, ​Weimer MB​, ​Morasco BJ​.

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PCS Predicts Opioid Misuse
7. ​Drug Alcohol Depend.​ 2013 Jan 1;127(1­3):193­9.
doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.06.032. Epub 2012 Jul 18. Risk for prescription opioid
misuse among patients with a history of substance use disorder.​Morasco BJ​1, ​Turk DC​,
Donovan DM​, ​Dobscha SK​.
8. Risk for prescription opioid misuse among patients with a history of substance use
disorder. ​Morasco BJ​1, ​Turk DC​, ​Donovan DM​, ​Dobscha SK​.
9. Pain, pain catastrophizing, and history of intentional overdoses and attempted suicide.
Sansone RA, Watts DA, Wiederman MW. Pain Pract. 2014 Feb;14(2):E29­32. doi:
10.1111/papr.12094. Epub 2013 Jun 30.
10. J Addict Dis.​ 2014;33(1):28­32. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2014.882728. Pain, pain
catastrophizing, and past legal charges related to drugs. ​Sansone RA​1, ​Watts DA​,
Wiederman MW​.
11. Pain Med.​ 2009 Sep;10(6):1084­94. doi: 10.1111/j.1526­4637.2009.00679.x. Epub 2009
Aug 7. Do pain patients at high risk for substance misuse experience more pain? A
longitudinal outcomes study. ​Jamison RN​1, ​Link CL​, ​Marceau LD​.
12. Elander J, Duarte J, Maratos F, Gilbert P. Predictors of painkiller dependence among
people with pain in the general population.Pain Med 2014;15:613–624.
13. Pain Med.​ 2016 Mar 1. pii: pnw010. [Epub ahead of print] Changes in Pain Sensitivity
and Pain Modulation During Oral Opioid Treatment: The Impact of Negative Affect.
Edwards RR​1, ​Dolman AJ​2, ​Michna E​2, ​Katz JN​3, ​Nedeljkovic SS​2, ​Janfaza D​2, ​Isaac
Z​4, ​Martel MO​2, ​Jamison RN​5, ​Wasan​ AD​6.

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PCS Predicts Opioid Misuse
14. Anesthesiology.​ 2015 Oct;123(4):861­72. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000000768.
Psychiatric Comorbidity Is Associated Prospectively with Diminished Opioid Analgesia
and Increased Opioid Misuse in Patients with Chronic Low Back ​Pain​. ​Wasan AD​1,
Michna E​, ​Edwards RR​, ​Katz JN​, ​Nedeljkovic SS​, ​Dolman AJ​, ​Janfaza D​, ​Isaac Z​,
Jamison RN​.
PCS Predicts Pain Severity & Sensitivity
1. Pain­related catastrophizing in healthy women is associated with greater temporal
summation of and reduced habituation to thermal pain. Edwards RR, Smith MT,
Stonerock G, Haythornthwaite JA Clin J Pain. 2006 Oct; 22(8):730­7.
2. Elevated pain sensitivity in chronic pain patients at risk for opioid misuse. Edwards RR,
Wasan AD, Michna E, Greenbaum S, Ross E, Jamison RN J Pain. 2011 Sep;
12(9):953­63.
3. Elevated pain sensitivity in chronic pain patients at risk for opioid misuse. Edwards RR,
Wasan AD, Michna E, Greenbaum S, Ross E, Jamison RN J Pain. 2011 Sep;
12(9):953­63.
4. Cognitive­emotional sensitization contributes to wind­up­like pain in phantom limb pain
patients. Vase L, Nikolajsen L, Christensen B, Egsgaard LL, Arendt­Nielsen L, Svensson
P, Staehelin Jensen T Pain. 2011 Jan; 152(1):157­62.
5. Effects of catastrophizing on pain perception and pain modulation. Weissman­Fogel I,
Sprecher E, Pud D Exp Brain Res. 2008 Mar; 186(1):79­85.

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PCS Predicts Pain Severity & Sensitivity
6. Pain catastrophizing predicts pain intensity, disability, and psychological distress
independent of the level of physical impairment.​ Severeijns R, Vlaeyen JW, van den
Hout MA, Weber WE. Clin J Pain. 2001 Jun;17(2):165­72.
7. Catastrophizing is associated with pain intensity, psychological distress, and pain­related
disability among individuals with chronic pain after spinal cord injury.​ Turner JA, Jensen
MP, Warms CA, Cardenas DD. Pain. 2002 Jul;98(1­2):127­34.
8. Does catastrophic thinking enhance oesophageal pain sensitivity? An experimental
investigation.​ Martel MO, Olesen AE, Jørgensen D, Nielsen LM, Brock C, Edwards RR,
Drewes AM. Eur J Pain. 2016 Feb 26. doi: 10.1002/ejp.845. [Epub ahead of print]
9. Pain Pract.​ 2014 Mar;14(3):245­51. doi: 10.1111/papr.12060. Epub 2013 Apr 16. The
role of pain catastrophizing score in the prediction of venipuncture pain severity. ​Suren
M​1, ​Kaya Z​, ​Gokbakan M​, ​Okan I​, ​Arici S​, ​Karaman S​, ​Comlekci M​, ​Balta MG​, ​Dogru S​.
10. Pain Pract.​ ​2014 Mar;14(3):E136­45. doi: 10.1111/papr.12150. Epub 2013 Nov 13. ​The
role of pain catastrophizing in experimental pain perception. ​Kristiansen FL​1, ​Olesen AE​,
Brock C​, ​Gazerani P​, ​Petrini L​, ​Mogil JS​, ​Drewes AM​.
11. Clin J Pain.​ 2001 Jun;17(2):165­72.​Pain catastrophizing predicts pain intensity, disability,
and psychological distress independent of the level of physical impairment. ​Severeijns
R​1, ​Vlaeyen JW​, ​van den Hout MA​, ​Weber WE​.
12. Pain.​ 2007 Jan;127(1­2):52­62. Epub 2006 Sep 6.​Psychosocial factors associated with
pain intensity, pain­related interference, and psychological functioning in persons with
multiple sclerosis and pain. ​Osborne TL​1, ​Jensen MP​, ​Ehde DM​, ​Hanley MA​, ​Kraft G​.

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PCS Predicts Pain Severity & Sensitivity
13. J Trauma Acute Care Surg.​ 2012 Feb;72(2):473­9. Doi:
10.1097/TA.0b013e3182245ece. ​Cognitive­behavioral determinants of pain and
disability two years after traumatic injury: A cross­sectional survey study. ​Archer KR​1,
Abraham CM​, ​Song Y​, ​Obremskey WT​.
14. J Pediatr Psychol.​ 2013 Mar;38(2):192­201. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jss103. Epub 2012 Oct
1. ​Pain catastrophizing in youths with physical disabilities and chronic pain. ​Engel JM​1,
Wilson S​, ​Tran ST​, ​Jensen MP​, ​Ciol MA​.
15. Am J Phys Med Rehabil.​ 2011 Sep;90(9):713­22. doi:10.1097/PHM.0b013e31822409b2.
Catastrophizing, pain, and pain interference in individuals with disabilities.​Hirsh AT​1,
Bockow TB​, ​Jensen MP​.
16. Pain Med.​ 2011 Jan;12(1):79­86. doi: 10.1111/j.1526­4637.2010.01002.x. Epub 2010
Nov 18. ​Pain catastrophizing and pain coping among methadone­maintained patients.
Garnet B​1, ​Beitel M​, ​Cutter CJ​, ​Savant J​, ​Peters S​, ​Schottenfeld RS​, ​Barry DT​.
17. Coping and Self­Medication in a Community Sample of Junior High School Students
Geneviève Bianca V Bedard, Graham J Reid, Patrick J McGrath, and Christine T
Chambers Izaak Walton Killam­Grace Health Science Centre and Dalhousie University,
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18. AIDS Care.​ 2011 Aug;23(8):921­8. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2010.543883. Relationship of
depression and catastrophizing to pain, disability, and medication adherence in patients
with HIV­associated sensory neuropathy. ​Lucey BP​1, ​Clifford DB​, ​Creighton J​, ​Edwards
RR​, ​McArthur JC​, ​Haythornthwaite J​.

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PCS Predicts Pain Severity & Sensitivity
19. Perception of noxious and innocuous heat stimulation among healthy women and
women with fibromyalgia: association with mood, somatic focus, and
catastrophizing.​Geisser ME​1, ​Casey KL​, ​Brucksch CB​, ​Ribbens CM​, ​Appleton BB​,
Crofford LJ​.
20. Behavior Therapy. Volume 23, Issue 1, Winter 1992, Pages 31­41.​ ​Differences in
cognitive coping strategies among pain­sensitive and pain­tolerant individuals on the
cold­pressor test. ​Michael E. Geisser​, ​Michael E. Robinson​, ​Wade E. Pickren.
21. J ​Pain​.​ 2012 Apr;13(4):370­8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2011.12.011. Epub 2012 Mar 15. ​Pain​­related
fear and ​catastrophizing​ predict ​pain​ intensity and disability independently using an
induced muscle injury model. ​Parr JJ​1, ​Borsa PA​, ​Fillingim RB​, ​Tillman MD​, ​Manini TM​,
Gregory CM​, ​George SZ​.
22. J Pain.​ 2009 Mar;10(3):293­9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.09.004. Epub 2008 Dec
13.Psychologic influence on experimental pain sensitivity and clinical pain intensity for
patients with shoulder pain. ​George SZ​1, ​Hirsh AT​.
23. Pain.​ 2009 Dec 15;147(1­3):147­52. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.08.030. Epub 2009 Sep
20. Depressive symptoms and pain evaluations among persons with chronic pain:
catastrophizing, but not pain acceptance, shows significant effects. ​Richardson EJ​1,
Ness TJ​, ​Doleys DM​, ​Baños JH​, ​Cianfrini L​, ​Richards JS​.
24. Clin J Pain.​ 2004 May­Jun;20(3):164­73. Path model of psychological antecedents to
pain experience: experimental and clinical findings. ​Sullivan MJ​1, ​Thorn B​, ​Rodgers W​,
Ward LC​.

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PCS Predicts Pain Severity & Sensitivity
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rheumatoid ​arthritis pain​. ​Covic T​1, ​Adamson B​, ​Hough M​.
26. Keefe FJ, Caldwell DS, Martinez S, Nunley J, Beckham J, Williams DA. Analyzing pain
in rheumatoid arthritis patients: pain coping strategies in patients who have had knee
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27. Keefe FJ, Lefebvre JC, Egert JR, Affleck G, Sullivan MJ, Caldwell DS. The relationship
of gender to pain, pain behavior, and disability in osteoarthritis patients: the role of
catastrophizing. Pain 2000; 87: 325–34.
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children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. J Rheumatol 2001; 28: 1091–8.
29. Arthritis Rheum.​ 2005 Apr 15;53(2):178­84. Relationship of pain­coping strategies and
pain­specific beliefs to pain experience in children with juvenileidiopathic
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Catastrophizing​ and ​Pain​­Related Anxiety in Chronic ​Pain Patients​. ​Kadimpati S​1, ​Zale
EL​2, ​Hooten MW​1, ​Ditre JW​2, ​Warner DO​1.
31. Catastrophic thinking about pain is independently associated with pain severity,
disability, and somatic complaints in school children and children with chronic pain.
Vervoort T, Goubert L, Eccleston C, Bijttebier P, Crombez G J Pediatr Psychol. 2006
Aug; 31(7):674­83.

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PCS Predicts Pain Severity & Sensitivity
32. Pain Med.​ 2015 Jul 27. doi: 10.1111/pme.12869. [Epub ahead of print] Pain
Catastrophizing Predicts Menstrual Pain Ratings in Adolescent Girls with Chronic Pain.
Payne LA​1, ​Rapkin AJ​2, ​Lung KC​1, ​Seidman LC​1, ​Zeltzer LK​1, ​Tsao JC​1.
33. Clin J Pain.​ 2015 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print] Pain Catastrophizing and Anxiety are
Associated with Heat Pain Perception in a Community Sample of Adults with Chronic
Pain. ​Terry MJ​1, ​Moeschler SM​, ​Hoelzer BC​, ​Hooten WM​.
34. Pain Med.​ 2013 Jul;14(7):1101­7. doi: 10.1111/pme.12113. Epub 2013 Apr 12.
Demographic characteristics, psychosocial measures, and pain in a sample of patients
with persistent pain referred to a new zealand tertiary pain medicine center. ​Shipton E​1,
Ponnamperuma D​, ​Wells E​, ​Trewin B​.
35. Pain.​ 2016 Jun 20. [Epub ahead of print] Experimental pain phenotyping in
community­dwelling individuals with knee osteoarthritis. ​Cardoso JS​1, ​Riley JL 3rd​,
Glover T​, ​Sibille KT​, ​Bartley EJ​, ​Goodin BR​, ​Bulls HW​, ​Herbert M​, ​Addison AS​, ​Staud R​,
Redden DT​, ​Bradley LA​, ​Fillingim RB​,​Cruz­Almeida Y​.
36. J Pain.​ 2010 May;11(5):443­453.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.08.009. Situational versus
dispositional measurement of ​catastrophizing​: associations with pain responses in
multiple samples. ​Campbell CM​1, ​Kronfli T​, ​Buenaver LF​, ​Smith MT​, ​Berna C​,
Haythornthwaite JA​, ​Edwards RR​.
37. J Orthop Sci.​ 2014 Jul;19(4):667­75. doi: 10.1007/s00776­014­0567­6. Epub 2014 Apr
16. Investigation of chronic musculoskeletal pain (third report): with special reference to
the importance of neuropathic pain and psychogenic pain. ​Nakamura M​1, ​Nishiwaki Y​,
Sumitani M​, ​Ushida T​, ​Yamashita T​, ​Konno S​, ​Taguchi T​, ​Toyama Y​.

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PCS Predicts Pain Severity & Sensitivity
38. Scand J Rheumatol.​ 2014;43(3):234­41. doi: 10.3109/03009742.2013.846409. Epub
2014 Jan 7. Pain in primary Sjögren's syndrome: the role of catastrophizing and negative
illness perceptions. ​Segal BM​1, ​Pogatchnik B​, ​Rhodus N​, ​Sivils KM​, ​McElvain G​, ​Solid
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of pain and functioning in knee osteoarthritis: a one­year prospective study. ​Helminen
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40. Int Urogynecol J.​ 2016 Aug;27(8):1157­62. doi: 10.1007/s00192­016­3059­8. Epub 2016
Jun 10. The role of social constraints and ​catastrophizing​ in pelvic and urogenital
pain.​Tomakowsky J​1,2, ​Carty JN​3, ​Lumley MA​3, ​Peters KM​4,5.
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42. Headache.​ 2015 Jul­Aug;55(7):923­33. doi: 10.1111/head.12597. Epub 2015 Jun 18.
Clinical Pain ​Catastrophizing​ in Women With ​Migraine​ and Obesity. ​Bond DS​1, ​Buse
DC​2, ​Lipton RB​2, ​Thomas JG​1, ​Rathier L​3, ​Roth J​4, ​Pavlovic JM​2, ​Evans EW​1, ​Wing
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Rated as Mild, Moderate, or Severe? The Importance of Pain Beliefs and Pain
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44. What Determines Whether a Pain is Rated as Mild, Moderate, or Severe? The
Importance of Pain Beliefs and Pain Interference.​ Jensen MP, Tomé­Pires C, de la Vega
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10.
PCS Predicts Post­Op Pain
1. Pain.​ 2016 Jun;157(6):1259­65. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000516. Trends and
predictors of opioid use after total knee and total hip arthroplasty. ​Goesling J​1, ​Moser
SE​, ​Zaidi B​, ​Hassett AL​, ​Hilliard P​, ​Hallstrom B​, ​Clauw DJ​, ​Brummett CM​.
2. Riddle, DL, Wade, JB, Jiranek, WA, Kong, X Preoperative pain catastrophizing predicts
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3. Khan, RS, Ahmed, K, Blakeway, E, Skapinakis, P, Nihoyannopoulos, L, Macleod, K,
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Prognostic Value of Preoperative Coping Strategies for Pain in Patients with Residual
Neuropathic Pain after Laminoplasty for Compressive Cervical Myelopathy. ​Higuchi D​1.
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Persistent Pain and Disability After Lumbar Spine Surgery. ​Coronado RA​1, ​George SZ​2,
Devin CJ​1, ​Wegener ST​3, ​Archer KR​4

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PCS Predicts Post­Op Pain
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Are psychological predictors of chronic postsurgical pain dependent on the surgical
model? A comparison of total knee arthroplasty and breast surgery for cancer.
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PCS Predicts Post­Op Pain
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PCS Predicts Post­Op Pain
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PCS Predicts Post­Op Pain
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