2014
Toward Development of a Tinnitus Magnitude Index
Schmidt CJ, Kerns RD, Griest S, Theodoroff SM, Pietrzak RH, Henry JA. Toward Development of a Tinnitus Magnitude Index. Ear & Hearing 2014, 35: 476-484. PMID: 24603542, DOI: 10.1097/aud.0000000000000017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTinnitus magnitudeEmotional reactionsPsychological distressThree-item scaleCognitive-behavioral mediation modelDiscriminant validityTinnitus Functional IndexTinnitus reactionsInternal consistencyGeneral depressive symptomsMediation modelTest-retest reliabilityDistress measuresBeck Depression InventoryTinnitus variablesGroup differencesValid measureModerate correlationTinnitus perceptionPreliminary evidenceDepression InventoryDepressive symptomsTestable modelDistressAudiology clinic
1991
Depression and the chronic pain experience
Haythornthwaite JA, Sieber WJ, Kerns RD. Depression and the chronic pain experience. Pain 1991, 46: 177-184. PMID: 1749640, DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(91)90073-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic pain patientsMeasures of disabilityPain patientsBeck Depression InventoryPain behaviorDepressed chronic pain patientsStandardized criteriaMore pain behaviorGreater pain intensityUse of medicationsPain-related variablesChronic pain experienceNon-depressed counterpartsNon-depressed groupStructured interviewsPain severityMedication usePain intensityChronic painPain experienceMultivariate analysisDepression InventoryPainPatientsDepressed group