Selected Bibliography

Battery for Health Improvement 2 (BHI™ 2) and the
Battery for Health Improvement (BHI)

Revised January 2007

Bruns, D., Disorbio, J. M. & Hanks, R. H. (In Press). Chronic Pain and Violent Ideation: Testing a Model of Patient Violence. Pain Medicine.

Bruns, D., Disorbio, J.M. (2006). Chronic pain and psychosocial disorders: The BHI 2 approach to classification and assessment. Practical Pain Management, 5 (7), 52-61.

Bruns, D., Disorbio, J.M., Bennett, D., Simon, S., Shoemaker, S., & Portenoy, R.K. (2005). Degree of pain intolerance and adverse outcomes in chronic non-cancer pain patients. Journal of Pain, 3(6-Supplement), s74.

Bruns, D. & Disorbio, J. M. (2000). Hostility and violent ideation: Physical rehabilitation patient and community samples. Pain Medicine, 1 (2), 131-139.

Bruns, D. (1999). Medical treatment, moral dilemmas, and integrated primary care. The Health Psychologist, 21 (2), 8.

Bruns, D. & Johnson, R. (1999). Understanding the opportunities of integrated primary care. The Health Psychologist, 21 (1), pp.14, 19.

Bruns, D. (1998). Psychologists as primary care providers: A paradigm shift. The Health Psychologist, 20 (4), 19.

Bruns, D., Disorbio, J.C., Disorbio, J.M. (1996). Assessments of Psychological Risk Factors in Injured Patients. AADEP, 5 (3), 25-36.

Devlin, K.J., Ranavaya, M.I., Clements, C., Scott, J., Boukhemis, R. (2003). Pre-surgical Psychological Screening in Spinal Cord Stimulator Implants, Disability Medicine, 3(2), 43-48.

Disorbio, J. M., Bruns, D., & Barolat, G. (2006). Assessment and treatment of chronic pain: A physician’s guide to a biopsychosocial approach. Practical Pain Management, 6 (2), 11-27.

Davis, Fred N. (1999) Functional Rehabilitation of Employees with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. The Case Manager, St. Louis, Vol. 10 (3), 55-59.

Presentations

Brendel, J., Bruns, D. & Disorbio, J. M. (2004). Percutaneous Disc Decompression Catheter: Preliminary Outcome Results. Paper presented at the International Spinal Injection Society Meeting, Hawaii, 2004.

Bruns, D. Psychological Evaluation of Medical Patients with the Battery for Health Improvement 2. (2006) California Psychological Association annual convention: Pre- conference workshop. March 23, 2006, San Francisco, California.

Bruns, D. Psychological Issues with Chronic Pain and Delayed Recovery. (2005) Continuing medical education seminar for physicians sponsored by the Montana state government. November 18, 2005, Helena, Montana.

Bruns, D., Disorbio, J. M., Bennett, D.B., Simon S., Shoemaker S., & Portenoy, R.K. (2005). Degree of Pain Intolerance and Adverse Outcomes In Chronic Noncancer Pain Patients. Paper presentation to the American Pain Society National Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, March 31, 2005.

Bruns, D. (2003). The Assessment of Psychological Risk Factors in Delayed Recovery. Presented at Colorado Division of Worker Compensation Medical Treatment Guidelines Seminar.

Bruns, D. (2002). The Assessment of Delayed Recovery in Upper Extremity Injuries. Presented at “In Search of MMI” conference, Genesee, Colorado, October 18, 2002.

Bruns, D. & Disorbio, J. M. (2002). The Assessment of Outcomes in Pain Treatment. Presented at the First Annual Update on Advanced Interventional Pain Management at Cedars- Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, California, February 13, 2002.

Bruns, D. & Disorbio, J. M. (2000). Violent Ideation in Physical Rehabilitation Patients. Presentation at the American Academy of Pain Medicine, 16th Annual Meeting, February 24- 47, 2000, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Bruns, D. & Disorbio, J. M. (2000). Chronic Pain Patients Risk for Violent Behavior: Evaluation and Management in the Pain Facility Setting. Symposium presentation to the American Pain Society Meeting, November, 2000, Atlanta, Georgia.

Bruns, D. & Disorbio, J. M. (2000). 0–10 Pain Scale Norms for Head Injured and Orthopedic Patients. Paper presented to the American Psychological Association Meeting, August, 2000, Washington D.C.

Bruns, D. & Disorbio, J. M. (2000). Development of a BHI Faking Index. Paper presented to the American Psychological Association Meeting, August, 2000, Washington D.C.

Bruns, D., & Disorbio, J. M. (1998). Violent Ideation in Medical Patients in Four Insurance Systems. Presentation to the 1998 American Psychological Association Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Bruns, D., Disorbio, J. M., & Disorbio, J. C. (1998). Psychophysical Assessment of the Injured Patient: Planning for Treatment and Management. Workshop for the 29th Annual Meeting of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, April 2, 1998, Orlando, Florida.

Bruns, D., Disorbio, M. & Gaffney, K. (1995). Psychosocial Factor Assessment. Presentation to Rocky Mountain Academy of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, The 30th Annual Conference on Occupational Medicine, Denver, Colorado.

Bruns, D., Disorbio, M. & Gaffney, K. (1995). Management of Psychosocial Factors in Worker's Compensation Injury and Illness Cases. Workshop for the Rocky Mountain Academy of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, The 30th Annual Conference on Occupational Medicine, Denver, Colorado.

Disorbio, J. M. & Bruns D. (2003). The Relationship of Sexual Abuse and Violence to Chronic Pain. Presented at the American Academy of Pain Meeting, Denver, Colorado, March 30, 2003.

Disorbio, J. M. & Bruns, D. (2000). Abuse, Violence and Chronic Pain. Symposium presentation for the Pain 2000 Worldwide Conference, July, 2000, San Francisco, California.

Disorbio, J. M., Bennett, D. & Bruns, D. (2000). Presurgical Evaluation of Patients Considered for Neural Blockade and Dorsal Column Stimulator Procedures. Paper presented to the Pain 2000 Worldwide Conference, July, 2000, San Francisco, California.

Disorbio, J. M. & Bruns, D. (2000). Psychometric Testing of the Chronic Pain Patient. Paper presented to the Pain 2000 Worldwide Conference, July, 2000, San Francisco, California.

Disorbio, J. M. & Bruns, D. (2000). Assessment and Treatment of Psychological Factors in Medical Patients. Workshop presented at the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback 31st Annual Meeting, March 29 – April 2, 2000, Denver, Colorado.

Disorbio, J. M. & Bruns, D. (2000). Diagnosis Specific Norms for the 0-10 Pain Scale. Presentation at the American Academy of Pain Medicine, 16th Annual Meeting, February 24- 27, 2000, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Disorbio, J. M. & Bruns, D. (1999) Diagnosis Specific Norms for the 0-10 Pain Scale. Presentation to the World Congress on Pain, August 14, 1999, Vienna, Austria.

Disorbio, J. M., & Bruns, D. (1998) Psychological Profiles of Rehabilitation Patients Reporting Childhood Sexual Abuse. Presentation to the 1998 American Psychological Association Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Freedenfeld, R. N., Bailey, B. E. Bruns, D. Fuchs, P. N. & Kiser, R. S. (2002). Prediction of Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Outcome using the Battery for Health Improvement. Paper presented to the World Congress on Pain, San Francisco, 2002.

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