This study reports on use of tests in the assessment of pain patients. Data are based on 212 respondents from the Society of Behavioral Medicine. Personality inventories, measures of depression and anxiety, coping scales, and the McGill Pain Questionnaire were among the top 10 ranked instruments.
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