Beverly E. Thorn

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Beverly E. Thorn is a scholar working on Pharmacology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Beverly E. Thorn has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 82 papers in Pharmacology, 48 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 32 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Beverly E. Thorn's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (81 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (45 papers) and Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (25 papers). Beverly E. Thorn is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (81 papers), Pain Management and Placebo Effect (45 papers) and Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (25 papers). Beverly E. Thorn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Beverly E. Thorn's co-authors include Francis J. Keefe, John C. Lefebvre, Michael J. Sullivan, Laurence A. Bradley, Michelle Y. Martin, Melissa A. Day, Leigh C. Ward, David A. Williams, Jennifer L. Boothby and Kim E. Dixon and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Pain and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

In The Last Decade

Beverly E. Thorn

129 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Theoretical Perspectives on the Relation Between Catastrophizing and Pain

2001 1.9k citations Michael J. Sullivan, Beverly E. Thorn et al. Clinical Journal of Pain profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Beverly E. Thorn United States	35	3.4k	1.7k	1.5k	1.1k	935	131	5.7k
Dawn M. Ehde United States	54	2.9k 0.9×	1000 0.6×	2.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.6×	728 0.8×	209	8.9k
Katja Boersma Sweden	34	3.9k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	799 0.8×	546 0.6×	102	5.9k
Akiko Okifuji United States	34	3.6k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	2.5k 1.6×	690 0.6×	730 0.8×	83	5.6k
Joan M. Romano United States	47	5.8k 1.7×	2.3k 1.3×	2.8k 1.9×	1.3k 1.2×	1.7k 1.8×	101	9.5k
Brent R. Collett United States	37	2.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	1.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.5×	129	8.5k
Tamar Pincus United Kingdom	40	4.7k 1.4×	1.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.5×	495 0.5×	586 0.6×	144	6.7k
John C. Lefebvre United States	22	2.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	509 0.5×	914 1.0×	30	4.2k
Laurence A. Bradley United States	59	5.5k 1.6×	1.9k 1.1×	4.1k 2.7×	1.1k 1.0×	1.2k 1.3×	190	12.7k
Annmarie Caño United States	32	1.7k 0.5×	853 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	638 0.7×	83	4.5k
Burel R. Goodin United States	35	2.2k 0.6×	821 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	478 0.5×	621 0.7×	221	4.8k

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Day, Melissa A., Marcia A. Ciol, M. Elena Mendoza, et al.. (2024). The effects of telehealth-delivered mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and behavioral activation for chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial. BMC Medicine. 22(1). 156–156. 3 indexed citations

Day, Melissa A., Leigh C. Ward, Dawn M. Ehde, et al.. (2024). Initial development and psychometric properties of the Therapist Quality Scale.. Rehabilitation Psychology. 69(4). 326–334. 2 indexed citations

Kelleher, Sarah A., Joseph G. Winger, Hannah M. Fisher, et al.. (2021). Behavioral cancer pain intervention using videoconferencing and a mobile application for medically underserved patients: Rationale, design, and methods of a prospective multisite randomized controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 102. 106287–106287. 8 indexed citations

Burns, John W., et al.. (2020). Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and pain education for people with chronic pain: Tests of treatment mechanisms.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 88(11). 1008–1018. 30 indexed citations

Thorn, Beverly E., et al.. (2017). Pain Catastrophizing, rather than Vital Signs, Associated with Pain Intensity in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department for Pain. Pain Management Nursing. 18(2). 102–109. 13 indexed citations

Kapoor, Shweta, et al.. (2017). Spiritual Openness, Revisiting a Potentially Important Aspect of Spirituality: Scale Review and Revision. Journal of Religion and Health. 57(3). 883–900. 2 indexed citations

Jensen, Mark P., Leigh C. Ward, Beverly E. Thorn, Dawn M. Ehde, & Melissa A. Day. (2016). Measuring the Cognitions, Emotions, and Motivation Associated With Avoidance Behaviors in the Context of Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 33(4). 325–334. 15 indexed citations

Kapoor, Shweta, et al.. (2015). Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Acute Pain: The Significant Role of Pain Catastrophizing and State Anxiety. Pain Medicine. 17(6). 1069–1078. 42 indexed citations

Day, Melissa A., et al.. (2014). A placebo-controlled trial of midazolam as an adjunct to morphine patient-controlled analgesia after spinal surgery. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 26(4). 300–308. 5 indexed citations

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Day, Melissa A., et al.. (2011). The Communal Coping Model of Catastrophizing: Patient–Health Provider Interactions. Pain Medicine. 13(1). 66–79. 8 indexed citations

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Thorn, Beverly E., et al.. (2011). Randomized trial of group cognitive behavioral therapy compared with a pain education control for low-literacy rural people with chronic pain. Pain. 152(12). 2710–2720. 90 indexed citations

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Thorn, Beverly E., et al.. (2007). Meta-analyses and systematic reviews of psychological treatments for chronic pain: Relevance to an evidence-based practice.. Health Psychology. 26(1). 10–12. 13 indexed citations

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Thorn, Beverly E., et al.. (2006). Group cognitive therapy for chronic pain. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 62(11). 1355–1366. 39 indexed citations

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Kerns, Robert D., Beverly E. Thorn, & Kim E. Dixon. (2006). Psychological treatments for persistent pain: An introduction. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 62(11). 1327–1331. 11 indexed citations

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Thorn, Beverly E. & Dennis C. Turk. (2004). Cognitive therapy for chronic pain : a step-by-step guide. 97 indexed citations

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Thorn, Beverly E., et al.. (2002). The effect of headache pain on attention ( encoding ) and memory ( recognition ). Pain. 97(3). 213–221. 80 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Michael J., Beverly E. Thorn, Francis J. Keefe, et al.. (2001). Theoretical Perspectives on the Relation Between Catastrophizing and Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 17(1). 52–64. 1874 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thorn, Beverly E., et al.. (1996). Client-Therapist Intimacy: Responses of Psychotherapy Clients to a Consumer-Oriented Brochure. Ethics & Behavior. 6(1). 17–28. 1 indexed citations

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Thorn, Beverly E., et al.. (1993). Sexual misconduct in psychotherapy: Reactions to a consumer-oriented brochure.. Professional Psychology Research and Practice. 24(1). 75–82. 10 indexed citations

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Thorn, Beverly E., et al.. (1989). Ability of periaqueductal gray subdivisions and adjacent loci to elicit analgesia and ability of naloxone to reverse analgesia.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 103(6). 1335–1339. 10 indexed citations

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