Rona Moss Morris

Summary

Affiliation: University of Auckland
Country: New Zealand

Publications

  1. ncbi Illness perceptions and levels of disability in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis
    Rona Moss-Morris
    Health Psychology, The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92 019, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Psychosom Res 55:305-8. 2003
  2. ncbi A randomized controlled graded exercise trial for chronic fatigue syndrome: outcomes and mechanisms of change
    Rona Moss-Morris
    Health Psychology, The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92 019, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Health Psychol 10:245-59. 2005
  3. ncbi Cognitive distortions of somatic experiences: revision and validation of a measure
    R Moss-Morris
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    J Psychosom Res 43:293-306. 1997
  4. ncbi Experimental evidence for interpretive but not attention biases towards somatic information in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
    Rona Moss-Morris
    Department of Health Psychology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Br J Health Psychol 8:195-208. 2003
  5. ncbi Worries about modernity predict symptom complaints after environmental pesticide spraying
    Keith J Petrie
    Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Psychosom Med 67:778-82. 2005
  6. ncbi What do patients expect from their first visit to a pain clinic?
    Keith J Petrie
    Department of Health Psychology, University of Auckland and The Auckland Regional Pain Service, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
    Clin J Pain 21:297-301. 2005
  7. ncbi The relationship of negative affect and perceived sensitivity to symptom reporting following vaccination
    Keith J Petrie
    Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Br J Health Psychol 9:101-11. 2004
  8. ncbi Fatigue and social impairment in multiple sclerosis: the role of patients' cognitive and behavioral responses to their symptoms
    Tanaya N Skerrett
    Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Psychosom Res 61:587-93. 2006
  9. ncbi The role of illness severity and illness representations in adjusting to multiple sclerosis
    Nicola M Jopson
    Health Psychology and Practitioner Development Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92 019, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Psychosom Res 54:503-11; discussion 513-4. 2003
  10. ncbi The cognitive behavioural model of irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective investigation of patients with gastroenteritis
    Meagan J Spence
    Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Gut 56:1066-71. 2007

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  1. ncbi Illness perceptions and levels of disability in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis
    Rona Moss-Morris
    Health Psychology, The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92 019, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Psychosom Res 55:305-8. 2003
    ..To investigate the strength of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients' negative illness perceptions by comparing illness perceptions and self-reported disability in patients with CFS and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...
  2. ncbi A randomized controlled graded exercise trial for chronic fatigue syndrome: outcomes and mechanisms of change
    Rona Moss-Morris
    Health Psychology, The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92 019, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Health Psychol 10:245-59. 2005
    ..Graded exercise appears to be an effective treatment for CFS and it operates in part by reducing the degree to which patients focus on their symptoms...
  3. ncbi Cognitive distortions of somatic experiences: revision and validation of a measure
    R Moss-Morris
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    J Psychosom Res 43:293-306. 1997
    ..The CEQ-R may be a useful instrument to examine the relationship between cognitive distortions and disability in a variety of illnesses, and to differentiate primary depression from overlapping somatic disorders...
  4. ncbi Experimental evidence for interpretive but not attention biases towards somatic information in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome
    Rona Moss-Morris
    Department of Health Psychology, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Br J Health Psychol 8:195-208. 2003
    ..This study tested whether CFS patients have an attentional information processing bias for illness-related information and a tendency to interpret ambiguous information in a somatic fashion...
  5. ncbi Worries about modernity predict symptom complaints after environmental pesticide spraying
    Keith J Petrie
    Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Psychosom Med 67:778-82. 2005
    ..We aimed to investigate how worries about modernity affecting health, negative affectivity, and prior symptom complaints influence health complaints after environmental spraying in a prospective study...
  6. ncbi What do patients expect from their first visit to a pain clinic?
    Keith J Petrie
    Department of Health Psychology, University of Auckland and The Auckland Regional Pain Service, Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
    Clin J Pain 21:297-301. 2005
    ..We asked patients what would be the most satisfying and the most disappointing outcomes of their visit and whether they expected changes in medication and further investigations to result from their consultation...
  7. ncbi The relationship of negative affect and perceived sensitivity to symptom reporting following vaccination
    Keith J Petrie
    Department of Health Psychology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Br J Health Psychol 9:101-11. 2004
    ..In a study of patients undergoing travel vaccination, we investigated the association of trait negative affect (NA) and perceived sensitivity to medicines to reported symptoms and symptoms attributed by the patient to treatment...
  8. ncbi Fatigue and social impairment in multiple sclerosis: the role of patients' cognitive and behavioral responses to their symptoms
    Tanaya N Skerrett
    Department of Psychological Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Psychosom Res 61:587-93. 2006
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  9. ncbi The role of illness severity and illness representations in adjusting to multiple sclerosis
    Nicola M Jopson
    Health Psychology and Practitioner Development Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92 019, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Psychosom Res 54:503-11; discussion 513-4. 2003
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Patients' illness representations play a significant role in adjustment to MS. These results suggest that a psychological intervention, which addresses patients' illness representations, may assist in their adjustment to MS...
  10. ncbi The cognitive behavioural model of irritable bowel syndrome: a prospective investigation of patients with gastroenteritis
    Meagan J Spence
    Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Gut 56:1066-71. 2007
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  11. ncbi The Behavioural Responses to Illness Questionnaire (BRIQ): a new predictive measure of medically unexplained symptoms following acute infection
    Meagan Spence
    Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Psychol Med 35:583-93. 2005
    ..Targeted interventions at the time of infection may improve coping and prevent symptoms from becoming chronic...
  12. ncbi Illness beliefs and adherence in diabetes mellitus: a comparison between Tongan and European patients
    Lucy Barnes
    Health Psychology, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    N Z Med J 117:U743. 2004
    ..CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights the need for assessment of patients' personal and cultural beliefs about their illness. Understanding patients' perceptions may provide an avenue for improving adherence to self-care regimens...
  13. ncbi The use of reliever medication in asthma: the role of negative mood and symptom reports
    Jodie Main
    Health Psychology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Asthma 40:357-65. 2003
    ..The results of this study are discussed in relation to asthma self-management strategies...
  14. ncbi Coping with emotions and abuse history in women with chronic pelvic pain
    Ethne Thomas
    Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    J Psychosom Res 60:109-12. 2006
    ..CONCLUSION: Suppression of unwanted thoughts and emotions and past abuse distinguishes CPP patients from healthy controls. Assisting patients to express distressing emotions may impact on pain levels...
  15. ncbi Patients' perceptions of their pain condition across a multidisciplinary pain management program: do they change and if so does it matter?
    Rona Moss-Morris
    School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, United Kingdom
    Clin J Pain 23:558-64. 2007
    ..The primary aim of this study was to determine whether changes in cognitive processes are related to improved functional outcomes across a multidisciplinary pain management program...
  16. ncbi Attentional bias towards health-threat information in chronic fatigue syndrome
    Ruihua Hou
    School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
    J Psychosom Res 65:47-50. 2008
    ..To investigate whether individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) show an attentional bias towards health-threat information...
  17. ncbi To "lump" or to "split" the functional somatic syndromes: can infectious and emotional risk factors differentiate between the onset of chronic fatigue syndrome and irritable bowel syndrome?
    Rona Moss-Morris
    School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
    Psychosom Med 68:463-9. 2006
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  18. ncbi A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavior therapy for multiple sclerosis fatigue
    Kirsten van Kessel
    School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Highfield Southampton, SO17 1 BJ, UK
    Psychosom Med 70:205-13. 2008
    ..The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) as a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) fatigue...
  19. ncbi Understanding multiple sclerosis fatigue: a synthesis of biological and psychological factors
    Kirsten van Kessel
    J Psychosom Res 61:583-5. 2006