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ERIC Number: EJ256158
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1982-Jan
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Pain Patients and Their Partners: The Role of Collusion in Chronic Pain.
Delvey, Joseph, Jr.; Hopkins, Linda
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, v8 n1 p135-42 Jan 1982
Uses the concept of collusion to explain the formation and persistence of patient-caretaker dyads which may help explain the role of family dynamics in cases of chronic pain. Suggests the caretaking role may be extreme and contibute to the maintenance of a chronic pain role. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Family Problems, Family Relationship, Interpersonal Relationship, Patients, Psychological Patterns, Role Perception, Spouses, State of the Art Reviews
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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