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This multidisciplinary volume provides information on the role of psychosocial factors in chronic, acute and recurrent pain. Reporting on significant advances in our understanding of all aspects of pain, the book is designed to help practioners, students and researchers in a wide range of health care disciplines, think more comprehensively about the etiologies, assessment and management of this prevalent - and debilitating - symptom. Chapters from leading clinical investigators address frequently encountered pain syndromes, focusing on the interplay of somatic and psychosocial factors in the experience, maintenance, and exacerbation of pain. Issues related to evaluation, prevention, and management are explored in depth, with coverage of each topics as the role of pain management in primary care settings, the prediction of responses to pain and responses to treatment, and the influence of gender.

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This book is long overdue. Finally, we have an authoritative text on the current knowledge regarding psychosocial factors in pain, written by experts in the field. You can either spend thousands of hours in the library researching this vast area or you can simply get this landmark book. --William W. Deardorff, PhD, ABPP, Past President, American Academy of Health Psychology<br><br> This is a truly comprehensive resource for pain clinicians, researchers, and graduate students of behavioral medicine and health psychology. The information is presented with an exceptionally high and consistent level of scholarship for a multiauthored volume. The volume provides thorough coverage of the current state of theory and research, proven and emerging treatment applications, remaining perplexing problems, controversies, and future directions for the field. This is indeed exciting reading for anyone working in the area of pain and pain management. --Douglas DeGood, PhD, Associate Professor of Anethesiology and Psychiatric Medicine, Pain Management Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia<br><br> This book excels in quality, timeliness and scope. Every pain clinician should have it as a prime reference and working guide. It also will prove invaluable to residents in pain-related medical specialities, graduate students in psychology, and professional students in other pain-related disciplines. Entry into study and practice of clinical pain requires an integrated but nonetheless comprehensive perspective. Bolstered by its formidable array of contributors and editorial shaping, this book provides that perspective. --Wilbert E. Fordyce, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington<br>

.,. a comprehensive, state-of-the-art account of the relationship between pain and psychosocial factors. The chapter authors and editors of the book are authoritative contributors to the field of psychology, as well as in a host of other topics such as HIV, primary care, and clinical research....an outstanding resource for postgraduate students and clinicians alike....The book should find a place in all interdisciplinary centers caring for chronic pain patients....In fact, for thos who are in the field of pain management or are planning to enter it, it will greatly enhance their clinical effectiveness. The references are up-to-date and the index has been prepared with great care to render it useful....Compared to other volumes in the field, it is a best buy'. -- New England Pain Association Journal <br> The dynamic duo have come out with another superb book that brings to the reader 30 chapters on all of the psychological and social aspects of clinical pain states. The chapter authors are an all-star cast and each has done a thorough job....This is an excellent reference book for anyone interested in nonbiological aspects of pain. It provides a historical approach, covers the important areas in depth, and is well written. Each of the chapters is up-to-date and authoritative. This book should be part of the pain specialist's knowledge base and library. -- APS Bulletin <br> Taken together, the contributions in the three sections of this edited volume should be of considerable interest to specialists of various disciplines in applied pain management. It should help broaden their perspective and stimulate ideas for their clinical practice and research. -- Contemporary Psychology <br>.,. a recommended addition to the library of any psychiatrist who works with injured workers and patients with medical illness. It is a comprehensive update of behavioral research and treatment. -- Journal of Clinical Psychiatry <br>.,. the main value of this volume will be to give the reader an up-to-date view of a wide range of topics in a very brief format....I like the book and would recommend it to both clinicians and researchers in pain. Advanced undergraduates and graduate students would also find it extremely valuable. -- Canadian Psychology <br>

This book is long overdue. Finally, we have an authoritative text on the current knowledge regarding psychosocial factors in pain, written by experts in the field. You can either spend thousands of hours in the library researching this vast area or you can simply get this landmark book. --William W. Deardorff, PhD, ABPP, Past President, American Academy of Health Psychology This is a truly comprehensive resource for pain clinicians, researchers, and graduate students of behavioral medicine and health psychology. The information is presented with an exceptionally high and consistent level of scholarship for a multiauthored volume. The volume provides thorough coverage of the current state of theory and research, proven and emerging treatment applications, remaining perplexing problems, controversies, and future directions for the field. This is indeed exciting reading for anyone working in the area of pain and pain management. --Douglas DeGood, PhD, Associate Professor of Anethesiology and Psychiatric Medicine, Pain Management Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia This book excels in quality, timeliness and scope. Every pain clinician should have it as a prime reference and working guide. It also will prove invaluable to residents in pain-related medical specialities, graduate students in psychology, and professional students in other pain-related disciplines. Entry into study and practice of clinical pain requires an integrated but nonetheless comprehensive perspective. Bolstered by its formidable array of contributors and editorial shaping, this book provides that perspective. --Wilbert E. Fordyce, PhD, Professor Emeritus, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington

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Robert J. Gatchel received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Wisconsin in 1973. Dr. Gatchel is currently Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Health Psychology. He has published 10 other books, as well as over 140 journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Gatchel is also the recipient of a Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institutes of Health. His primary clinical and research interests have been in the fields of health psychology and behavioral medicine, with a particular focus on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of chronic pain disability.

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