Association of Controllability, Depression, and Symptoms in Fibromyalgia Patients

<p>This study attempted to understand the role of controllability and learned helplessness in the experience of Fibromyalgia (FMS) patients. The study was crosssectional and correlational and examined the relationships between controllability, learned helplessness, depression, and somatic/retarded activity. The study concluded controllability and learned helplessness were associated with depression and could also predict depression. In addition, the study showed that learned helplessness was associated and could predict somatic/retarded activity in FMS patients.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral Project

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year

2007

Author dc:creator

• Rose, Benjamin P.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Kendal C. Boyd
• Louis E. Jenkins
• David A. Vermeersch

• Psychology
• Fibromyalgia -- psychology; Depression -- psychology; Pain -- psychology.

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/991

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-2053