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Psychological Factors May Play an Important Role in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Symptoms and Disability by van Tilburg, Miranda A.L., PhD, Claar, Robyn Lewis, PhD, Romano, Joan M., PhD, Langer, Shelby L., PhD, Drossman, Douglas A., MD, Whitehead, William E., PhD, Abdullah, Bisher, MD, Levy, Rona L., MSW, PhD, MPH

“…Objective To examine the relative contributions of disease activity and psychological factors to self-reported symptoms and disability in children with Crohn's…”
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Couple communication in cancer: A tale of two conceptual models by Langer, Shelby L, Romano, Joan M, Todd, Michael, Keefe, Francis J, Syrjala, Karen L, Bricker, Jonathan B, Burns, John, Bolger, Niall, Porter, Laura S

“…Cancer poses significant challenges for patients and caregiving partners. Avoidant communication has been linked to poorer psychosocial adjustment to cancer…”
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Concurrent and Prospective Associations Between Communicated Emotional Arousal and Adjustment Among Couples Coping With Cancer by Weber, Danielle M, Baucom, Brian R W, Baucom, Donald H, Fischer, Melanie S, Ramos, Katherine, Romano, Joan M, Porter, Laura S, Langer, Shelby L

“…Abstract Background The experience of cancer can create considerable emotional distress for patients and their committed partners. How couples communicate…”
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Couples Communication and Cancer: Sequences and Trajectories of Behavioral Affective Processes in Relation to Intimacy by Leo, Karena, Langer, Shelby L., Porter, Laura S., Ramos, Katherine, Romano, Joan M., Baucom, Donald H., Baucom, Brian R. W.

“…Cancer poses a set of physical and emotional challenges to the patient, spouse, and their relationship. One challenge for couples is discussing cancer-related…”
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Mediation of outcomes for cognitive behavioral therapy targeted to parents of children with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders by van Tilburg, Miranda A.L., Levy, Rona L., Stoner, Susan, Romano, Joan M., Murphy, Tasha B., Abdullah, Bisher, Mancl, Lloyd, Feld, Andrew D.

“…There is a large body of evidence for the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in treating Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders (FAPD) in children. In…”
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Children With Functional Abdominal Pain and Their Parents Decreases Pain and Other Symptoms by Levy, Rona L, Langer, Shelby L, Walker, Lynn S, Romano, Joan M, Christie, Dennis L, Youssef, Nader, DuPen, Melissa M, Feld, Andrew D, Ballard, Sheri A, Welsh, Ericka M, Jeffery, Robert W, Young, Melissa, Coffey, Melissa J, Whitehead, William E

“…Unexplained abdominal pain in children has been shown to be related to parental responses to symptoms. This randomized controlled trial tested the efficacy of…”
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Brief telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy targeted to parents of children with functional abdominal pain: a randomized controlled trial by Levy, Rona L., Langer, Shelby L., van Tilburg, Miranda A.L., Romano, Joan M., Murphy, Tasha B., Walker, Lynn S., Mancl, Lloyd A., Claar, Robyn L., DuPen, Melissa M., Whitehead, William E., Abdullah, Bisher, Swanson, Kimberly S., Baker, Melissa D., Stoner, Susan A., Christie, Dennis L., Feld, Andrew D.

“…Pediatric functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) are associated with increased health care utilization, school absences, and poor quality of life (QoL)…”
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An online randomized controlled trial, with or without problem-solving treatment, for long-term cancer survivors after hematopoietic cell transplantation by Syrjala, Karen L., Yi, Jean C., Artherholt, Samantha B., Romano, Joan M., Crouch, Marie-Laure, Fiscalini, Allison S., Hegel, Mark T., Flowers, Mary E. D., Martin, Paul J., Leisenring, Wendy M.

“…Purpose This randomized controlled trial examines the efficacy of INSPIRE , an INternet-based Survivorship Program with Information and REsources, with or…”
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Attachment in Couples Coping with Cancer: Associations with Observed Communication and Long-Term Health by Ramos, Katherine, Leo, Karena, Porter, Laura S, Romano, Joan M, Baucom, Brian R W, Langer, Shelby L

“…Cancer poses a threat to well-being that may activate the attachment system and influence interpersonal dynamics, such as communication. Research indicates…”
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Links Between Communication and Relationship Satisfaction Among Patients With Cancer and Their Spouses: Results of a Fourteen-Day Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment Study by Langer, Shelby L, Romano, Joan M, Todd, Michael, Strauman, Timothy J, Keefe, Francis J, Syrjala, Karen L, Bricker, Jonathan B, Ghosh, Neeta, Burns, John W, Bolger, Niall, Puleo, Blair K, Gralow, Julie R, Shankaran, Veena, Westbrook, Kelly, Zafar, S Yousuf, Porter, Laura S

“…Cancer treatment poses significant challenges not just for those diagnosed with the disease but also for their intimate partners. Evidence suggests that…”
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Partner responses to patient pain and well behaviors and their relationship to patient pain behavior, functioning, and depression by Raichle, Katherine A., Romano, Joan M., Jensen, Mark P.

“…The goals of the current study were to examine the associations between patient-reported spouse responses to pain and well behaviors as assessed by the Spouse…”
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Couple Communication in Cancer: Protocol for a Multi-Method Examination by Langer, Shelby L, Romano, Joan M, Keefe, Francis, Baucom, Donald H, Strauman, Timothy, Syrjala, Karen L, Bolger, Niall, Burns, John, Bricker, Jonathan B, Todd, Michael, Baucom, Brian R W, Fischer, Melanie S, Ghosh, Neeta, Gralow, Julie, Shankaran, Veena, Zafar, S Yousuf, Westbrook, Kelly, Leo, Karena, Ramos, Katherine, Weber, Danielle M, Porter, Laura S

“…Cancer and its treatment pose challenges that affect not only patients but also their significant others, including intimate partners. Accumulating evidence…”
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Changes after multidisciplinary pain treatment in patient pain beliefs and coping are associated with concurrent changes in patient functioning by Jensen, Mark P., Turner, Judith A., Romano, Joan M.

“…Little is known about how patient functioning changes after completion of multidisciplinary pain programs, and what factors are associated with such changes…”
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Twelve-month follow-up of cognitive behavioral therapy for children with functional abdominal pain by Levy, Rona L, Langer, Shelby L, Walker, Lynn S, Romano, Joan M, Christie, Dennis L, Youssef, Nader, DuPen, Melissa M, Ballard, Sheri A, Labus, Jennifer, Welsh, Ericka, Feld, Lauren D, Whitehead, William E

“…To determine whether a brief intervention for children with functional abdominal pain and their parents' responses to their child's pain resulted in improved…”
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Maladaptive Coping and Depressive Symptoms Partially Explain the Association Between Family Stress and Pain-Related Distress in Youth With IBD by Reed-Knight, Bonney, van Tilburg, Miranda A L, Levy, Rona L, Langer, Shelby L, Romano, Joan M, Murphy, Tasha B, DuPen, Melissa M, Feld, Andrew D

“…Abstract Objective To extend existing research on the pain burden experienced by youth with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) by examining the complexity of…”
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Cognitive Mediators of Treatment Outcomes in Pediatric Functional Abdominal Pain by Levy, Rona L, Langer, Shelby L, Romano, Joan M, Labus, Jennifer, Walker, Lynn S, Murphy, Tasha B, Tilburg, Miranda A.L van, Feld, Lauren D, Christie, Dennis L, Whitehead, William E

“…OBJECTIVES:Cognitive-behavioral (CB) interventions improve outcomes for many pediatric health conditions, but little is known about which mechanisms mediate…”
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Attachment style, partner communication, and physical well‐being among couples coping with cancer by Ramos, Katherine, Langer, Shelby L., Todd, Michael, Romano, Joan M., Ghosh, Neeta, Keefe, Francis J., Baucom, Donald H., Syrjala, Karen L., Porter, Laura S.

“…Attachment styles may influence interpersonal strategies used to cope with stress. We examined links between attachment style, communicative behaviors, and…”
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Effects of a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention Trial to Improve Disease Outcomes in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Levy, Rona L, van Tilburg, Miranda A L, Langer, Shelby L, Romano, Joan M, Walker, Lynn S, Mancl, Lloyd A, Murphy, Tasha B, Claar, Robyn L, Feld, Shara I, Christie, Dennis L, Abdullah, Bisher, DuPen, Melissa M, Swanson, Kimberly S, Baker, Melissa D, Stoner, Susan A, Whitehead, William E

“…Studies testing the efficacy of behavioral interventions to modify psychosocial sequelae of inflammatory bowel disease in children are limited. This report…”
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Role of Coping With Symptoms in Depression and Disability: Comparison Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Abdominal Pain by van Tilburg, Miranda A.L, Claar, Robyn L, Romano, Joan M, Langer, Shelby L, Walker, Lynn S, Whitehead, William E, Abdullah, Bisher, Christie, Dennis L, Levy, Rona L

“…BACKGROUND:Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and abdominal pain of functional origin (AP) are common gastrointestinal disorders in children, which are…”
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Comparative reliability and validity of chronic pain intensity measures by Jensen, M P, Turner, J A, Romano, J M, Fisher, L D

“…Reliable and valid measures of pain are essential for conducting research on chronic pain. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to compare the…”
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