Chronic Pain in Old Age : An Integrated Biopsychosocial Perspective /
The volume is loosely divided into three overlapping sections. The first addresses social, psychological, and epidemiological issues. The second section deals with family issues, including their role in pain management. The final section addresses psychological and medical interventions.
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
1995.
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Sect. 1. Social, Psychological, and Epidemiological Issues. 1. Pain in Later Life: Present State of Knowledge / Margaret M. Ross and Joan M. Crook. 2. Attitudes, Beliefs, and Illness Behaviour / Andrew Cook and Ranjan Roy. 3. Pain among Healthy Elderly Individuals / Michael Thomas. 4. Pain Management in the Elderly / Bruce A. Sorkin and Dennis C. Turk
- Sect. 2. Family Issues. 5. Chronic Pain, the Elderly, and Family Therapy / Ranjan Roy. 6. Cancer Pain: Impact on Elderly Patients and Their Family Caregivers / Betty Ferrell and Lynne M. Rivera
- Sect. 3. Psychological and Medical Interventions. 7. Geriatric Pain / S.W. Harkins, Belinda T. Lagua, D.D. Price and Ralph E. Small. 8. The Combined Forces of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine to Treat Pain in the Elderly / Steven K.H. Aung. 9. A Comprehensive Approach to Pain Management in the Elderly: A Personal View / Guy Vandendries. 10. Psychiatric Aspects of Chronic Pain in the Elderly / Pamela Melding.