Practical Treatment Options for Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents An Interdisciplinary Therapy Manual /

Pain is an increasingly common symptom in children and adolescents. Once a chronic pain condition affects different aspects of a child's life, it is considered a pain disorder, irrespective of the underlying physical condition. Nearly 5% of the paediatric population now suffer from severe chron...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Dobe, Michael (Editor), Zernikow, Boris (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Subjects:
Pain medicine.
Pediatrics.
Psychiatry.
Anesthesiology.
Pain Medicine.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Epidemiology of pain disorders in children and adolescents
  • Pain Disorder - A biopsychosocial disease: Biological Factors
  • Psychological factors
  • Diagnostics of pain disorders in children and adolescents
  • Principles of treatment of pain disorders in children and adolescents
  • When should an inpatient pain management be considered?
  • Treatment of pain disorders in childhood and adolescence
  • Special features of pain therapy in children with comorbid psychiatric or organic disorders and psychosocial stressors
  • Can pain disorders be treated effectively in children?

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