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Author:   Chris J. Main (Professor of Clinical Psychology (Pain Management), Keele University, UK) ,  Michael J. L. Sullivan (Professor of Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada<br>Professor of Psychology) ,  Paul J. Watson (Professor of Pain Management and Rehabilitation, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Churchill Livingstone
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.010kg
ISBN:  

9780443100697

ISBN 10:   0443100691
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   14 September 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780443056833
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements Section 1: Introduction to pain management. Introduction to pain management (including epidemiology). Models of pain, pain mechanisms and the nature of disability. The nature of psychological factors. Social and cultural influences on pain and disability. Economic and occupational influences on pain and disability. Frequently Answered questions (FAQs.) Section 2: Assessment. General issues of assessment and clinical decision making. Medical assessment and obstacles to recovery. Assessment of pain, disability and physical function in pain management. Psychological assessment. Assessment of social, economic and occupational factors as potential obstacles to recovery. FAQs Section 3: The delivery of pain management Overview of approaches to pain management in terms of context, content and type of intervention. Psychosocial management by the individual practitioner. Early intervention in health care settings. Work retention programmes. Tertiary pain management programmes. Vocational rehabilitation. FAQs Section 4. Conclusions and future directions Index

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