We have been quite involved in the publication process with over 150 publications and numerous presentations.  Below are a few illustrative references.  Our works have received citations of merit, been cited as best in class in meta-analyses, and featured in clinical reviews, leading medical texts, and clinical recommendations websites (e.g.,  Johns Hopkins Arthritis Discusses Pain and Depression).

 

Statistics & Methodology:

¨ Slater, M. A., Klapow, J. C., & Doctor, J. N. Significance, nonsignificance, who found significance?  Pain, 54: 231-232, 1993. View this article on PubMed

¨ Slater, M. A., Doctor, J. N., Pruitt, S. D., & Atkinson, J. H. The clinical significance of behavioral treatment for chronic low back pain:  An evaluation of effectiveness.  Pain, 71: 257-263, 1997. View this article on PubMed

Selected Publications

Measurement::

¨ Slater, M. A., Hall, H. F., Atkinson, J. H., & Garfin, S. R.  Pain and impairment beliefs in chronic low back pain:  Validation of the Pain and Impairment Relationship Scale (PAIRS).  Pain, 44: 51-56, 1991. View this article on PubMed

¨ Doctor, J. N., Slater, M. A. & Atkinson, J. H. The descriptor differential scale. Research of pain intensity:  An evaluation of item and scale properties.  Pain, 61: 251-260, 1995. View this article on PubMed

Clinical Trials:

¨ Atkinson J. H., Slater M. A, Williams R. A., et al. A placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial of nortriptyline for chronic low back pain. Pain, 76: 287–296, 1998.  View this article on PubMed

¨ Atkinson, J. H., Slater, M. A., Wahlgren, D. R., et al.  Effects of noradrenergic and serotonergic antidepressants on chronic low back pain intensity.  Pain, 83: 137-145, 1999. View this article on PubMed

Psychosocial:

¨ Atkinson J. H., Slater M. A., Patterson T. L., et al: Prevalence, onset and risk of psychiatric disorders in men with chronic low back pain: a controlled study. Pain, 45: 111–121, 1991. View this article on PubMed

¨ Weickgenant, A. L., Slater, M. A. et al., Coping activities in chronic low back pain: relationship with depression, Pain, 53: 95–103, 1993.  View this article on PubMed

Textbooks:

¨ Slater, M. A., Steptoe, A., Weickgenant, A., & Dimsdale, J. E.  Behavioral Medicine, In: Tasman, Kay & Lieberman (Eds), Psychiatry (2nd ed.), John Wiley & Sons, 2003.

¨ Atkinson, J. H., Slater, M. A., & Epping-Jordan, J. E.  Behavioral Medicine approaches to chronic back pain:  Toward an integration of biomedical and behavioral sciences.  In: Herkowitz, Garfin, Balderston, Eismont, Bell & Wiesel (Eds.), Rothman and Simeone’s The Spine (4th ed.), Saunders, 1997.

 

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