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Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

Kirti Thummala, PhD

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine

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The nature and adaptive implications of pain- affect dynamics

(Davis MC, Mun CJ, Kothari D, Moore S, Rivers C, Thummala K, Weyrich G.) Motivational Perspectives on Chronic Pain: Theory, Research, and Practice. 23 August 2018:479-510 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85058544254 08/23/2018
Predictors and social consequences of daily pain expectancy among adults with chronic pain.

(Mun CJ, Thummala K, Davis MC, Karoly P, Tennen H, Zautra AJ.) Pain. 2017 Jul;158(7):1224-1233 PMID: 28328575 PMCID: PMC5540441 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85021408947 03/23/2017
Stress in arthritis

(Kothari DJ, Davis MC, Thummala K.) Psychosocial Factors in Arthritis: Perspectives on Adjustment and Management. 1 January 2016:79-95 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85089039767 01/01/2016
Evidence against mood-congruent attentional bias in Major Depressive Disorder.

(Cheng P, Preston SD, Jonides J, Mohr AH, Thummala K, Casement M, Hsing C, Deldin PJ.) Psychiatry Res. 2015 Dec 15;230(2):496-505 PMID: 26477954 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84947054388 10/20/2015
Stress-related clinical pain and mood in women with chronic pain: moderating effects of depression and positive mood induction.

(Davis MC, Thummala K, Zautra AJ.) Ann Behav Med. 2014 Aug;48(1):61-70 PMID: 24532393 PMCID: PMC4104254 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-84893668270 02/18/2014