Overview
Current research activities are focused on (FM).
In this context I participated by invitation in the 1994 international Consensus Conference, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The resulting document from this body was published in the Journal of Rheumatology, March 1996 (see listing of representative publications below).
An active protocol, "A research study to assess the effectiveness of behavioral insomnia therapy in (FM).
In this context I participated by invitation in the 1994 international Consensus Conference, in Vancouver, British Columbia. The resulting document from this body was published in the Journal of Rheumatology, March 1996 (see listing of representative publications below).
An active protocol, "A research study to assess the effectiveness of behavioral insomnia therapy in (FM).
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor Emeritus of Medicine
·
2013 - Present
Medicine, Rheumatology and Immunology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Pain coping skills training and lifestyle behavioral weight management in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled study.
Journal Article Pain · June 2012 Overweight and obese patients with osteoarthritis (OA) experience more OA pain and disability than patients who are not overweight. This study examined the long-term efficacy of a combined pain coping skills training (PCST) and lifestyle behavioral weight ... Full text Link to item CiteDisease severity and domain-specific arthritis self-efficacy: relationships to pain and functioning in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Journal Article Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) · June 2010 OBJECTIVE: To examine the degree to which disease severity and domains of self-efficacy (pain, function, and other symptoms) explain pain and functioning in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS: Patients (n = 263) completed the Arthritis Impact Meas ... Full text Link to item CitePain catastrophizing and pain-related fear in osteoarthritis patients: relationships to pain and disability.
Journal Article J Pain Symptom Manage · May 2009 This study examined the degree to which pain catastrophizing and pain-related fear explain pain, psychological disability, physical disability, and walking speed in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Participants in this study were 106 individu ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Behavioral Insomnia Therapy with Fibromyalgia
ResearchPhysician · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2012Coping Skills Training for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2007Behavioral Insomnia Therapy for Fibromyalgia Patients
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1999 - 2003View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
University of Miami ·
1968
M.D.