2020
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Management of Multiple Sclerosis–Related Pain
Gromisch ES, Kerns RD, Czlapinski R, Beenken B, Otis J, Lo AC, Beauvais J. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Management of Multiple Sclerosis–Related Pain. International Journal Of MS Care 2020, 22: 8-14. PMID: 32123523, PMCID: PMC7041614, DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2018-023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapyMultiple sclerosisDepressive symptom severityPain severityBehavioral therapyStandard carePain interferenceSymptom severityModerate pain severityHelpful adjunctive treatmentAdjunctive treatmentPrimary outcomeTreatment satisfactionEffective treatmentTreatment groupsPainEducation-based programsDaily functioningTherapySeverityBehavioral goalsSclerosisSignificant differencesTreatmentCare
2019
Pain-related illness intrusiveness is associated with lower activity engagement among persons with multiple sclerosis
Gromisch ES, Kerns RD, Beauvais J. Pain-related illness intrusiveness is associated with lower activity engagement among persons with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis And Related Disorders 2019, 38: 101882. PMID: 31812040, DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2019.101882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWest Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain InventoryIllness Intrusiveness Ratings ScaleIllness intrusivenessMultiple sclerosisPain experienceActivity engagementNorth American Research CommitteeLeast mild painMultidimensional Pain InventoryLower activity engagementDepression symptom severityMild painPain InventoryChronic painExploratory mediation analysisPainSymptom severityDaily functioningRating ScalePositive coping strategiesSignificant predictorsSclerosisResearch CommitteeMediation analysisCovariatesFurther Examination of the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaires Among Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
Mun CJ, Otis JD, Concato J, Reid MC, Burg MM, Czlapinski R, Kerns RD. Further Examination of the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaires Among Chronic Low Back Pain Patients. The Clinical Journal Of Pain 2019, 35: 744-752. PMID: 31149934, DOI: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000000733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic low back pain patientsLow back pain patientsSelf-management approachBack pain patientsCognitive behavioral therapyChronic painDepressive symptom severityPain severityPain patientsPain StagesRegular cognitive behavioural therapySymptom severityVA primary care clinicsChange scoresPrimary care clinicsChange QuestionnaireLong-term functionMaintenance scoresCare clinicsPresent studyPatient readinessPatients' attitudesWeeks posttreatmentSustained benefitTherapeutic mechanism“I Battle Pain Every Single Day”: Pain-Related Illness Intrusiveness Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis
Gromisch ES, Kerns RD, Beauvais J. “I Battle Pain Every Single Day”: Pain-Related Illness Intrusiveness Among Persons With Multiple Sclerosis. Rehabilitation Psychology 2019, 64: 269-278. PMID: 30896244, DOI: 10.1037/rep0000273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIllness intrusivenessDepressive symptom severityMultiple sclerosisSymptom severityNorth American Research CommitteeLeast mild painMultiple Sclerosis RegistryCross-sectional studyMild painExperience painPainDisease severityIntrusive problemEmotional dysfunctionSignificant predictorsSeveritySclerosisStrongest predictorMultiple regression analysisRegression analysisPredictorsCommon correlatesResearch CommitteeParticipantsDysfunction
2015
Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter?
Driscoll MA, Higgins DM, Seng EK, Buta E, Goulet JL, Heapy AA, Kerns RD, Brandt CA, Haskell SG. Trauma, Social Support, Family Conflict, and Chronic Pain in Recent Service Veterans: Does Gender Matter? Pain Medicine 2015, 16: 1101-1111. PMID: 25930005, DOI: 10.1111/pme.12744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic painDepressive symptom severityPain interferencePain severitySymptom severitySocial supportCombat exposurePerpetuation of painChildhood interpersonal traumaMilitary sexual traumaInterpersonal traumaHigh prevalencePainDepressive symptomsWomen veteransService veteransTraumatic life eventsTraumatic sexual experiencesTraumaBaseline surveyMarital statusSeverityFamily conflictVeteransSexual trauma
2005
Prevalence and correlates of depression in treatment-seeking women with vulvodynia
Masheb RM, Wang E, Lozano C, Kerns RD. Prevalence and correlates of depression in treatment-seeking women with vulvodynia. Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynaecology 2005, 25: 786-791. PMID: 16368586, DOI: 10.1080/01443610500328199.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent major depressive disorderMajor depressive disorderGreater pain severityCorrelates of depressionPain severityQuality of lifeCo-morbid major depressive disorderRates of MDDWorse functioningOnset of vulvodyniaLifetime major depressive disorderChronic pain patientsFirst depressive episodeDepressive symptom severityLifetime prevalence ratesPain patientsTreatment-seeking womenDepressive episodeSexual functionDepressive disorderPrevalence ratesVulvodyniaSymptom severityTreatment-seeking sampleWomen
2003
Support and Coronary Heart Disease: The Importance of Significant Other Responses
Itkowitz NI, Kerns RD, Otis JD. Support and Coronary Heart Disease: The Importance of Significant Other Responses. Journal Of Behavioral Medicine 2003, 26: 19-30. PMID: 12690944, DOI: 10.1023/a:1021790921471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCHD symptomsSymptom severityCoronary heart diseaseDegree of disabilityDepressive symptom severityHealth-related disordersLevel of symptomsSymptomatic CHDChronic painCoronary heartHeart diseaseRelated symptomsSelf-report questionnairesDepressive symptomsSymptom occurrenceSymptomsConcomitant disabilitiesEmotional distressRegression analysisCHDDisabilitySocial supportSeverityOperant conditioning modelExpression
1990
The role of marital interaction in chronic pain and depressive symptom severity
Kerns R, Haythornthwaite J, Southwick S, Giller E. The role of marital interaction in chronic pain and depressive symptom severity. Journal Of Psychosomatic Research 1990, 34: 401-408. PMID: 2142961, DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(90)90063-a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research