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Peer reviewedHudgens, Alletta Jervey – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1979
Describes the outcome of a short-term, family-centered, behavioral approach to chronic pain at the University of Minnesota Hospitals. Family members were taught operant conditioning techniques which rewarded nonpain-oriented behavior in patients. By treating the total family, 75 percent of the patients and families were able to lead satisfactory…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Modification, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Counseling
