Objective To explore the autobiographical memory characteristics of chronic pain patients and its correlators. Methods Autobiographical memory,pain and emotion of 106 chronic pain patients and 106 healthy controls were assessed with the Autobiographical Memory Test (AMT) ,the Shorl-form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ), the Pain Self-efficacy Questionaire (PSEQ), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Results Compared to the control group,the clinical group had less specific memory (3.63 ± 1.53, 2.63± 1...