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Patients undergoing rehabilitation have been evidenced to improve in different ways depending on their coping styles. Amplifiers, Repressors, and Social Copers are examples of patients who present differently in rehabilitation settings and tend to have differing levels of success in their response to treatment. The current study examined the differential treatment outcomes of three coping style groups undergoing multidisciplinary rehabilitation. A sample of 59 patients suffering from injuries associated with chronic pain were assessed using the Multidimensional Pain Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory before, during, and after multidisciplinary pain management treatment. Coping style groups derived from the Millon Behavioral Medicine Diagnostic consisting of Amplifiers, Repressors, and Social Copers were compared with regard to reductions in depression, anxiety, pain, functional impairment, and associated outcomes. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed that Amplifiers, Repressors, and Social Copers had varying levels of success in the treatment program. Hierarchical linear modeling analyses revealed the coping style groups to have significantly different change curves from pre to post-treatment in depression, anxiety, pain severity, functional impairment, affective distress, life control, social support, and soliciting help from others. These findings support prior research emphasizing the value of tailoring treatments in rehabilitation settings toward patients’ coping styles in order to maximize outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Coping styles are generally recognized as impacting health-related outcomes among persons with chronic illnesses. The current study examined the differential treatment outcomes of three coping style groups undergoing pain management treatment in a multidisciplinary pain center. A total of 66 patients suffering from chronic pain disorders were assessed with the Multidimensional Pain Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory before, during, and after multidisciplinary pain management treatment. Coping style groups derived from the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory consisting of Amplifiers, Repressors, and Social Copers were compared with regard to reductions in pain, functional impairment, and depression levels. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed that all three of the coping style groups reported significant reductions in pain and functional impairment. However, only Amplifiers and Social Copers reported significant reductions in depression levels. Hierarchical linear modeling analyses revealed the coping style groups to have significantly different depression change curves from pre- to post-treatment. These preliminary results support the value of tailoring treatments in pain management programs toward patients' coping styles. Patients who are high on Repression qualities do not appear to respond to therapies focused on alleviating depression. Thus, treatment methods that utilize modalities specifically suited to help Repressors, Amplifiers, and Social Copers manage their chronic pain are likely to maximize their response to treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Examines diverse coping styles among sufferers of chronic pain. Analysis of three distinct groups of copers with regards to measure of psychopathology, functional impairment and other measures; Patients who are at risk for nondisclosure of psychosocial dysfunction.