Pain Management: Practical applications of the biopsychosocial perspective in clinical and occupational settings

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)

Pain Management: Practical applications of the biopsychosocial perspective in clinical and occupational settings
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Elsevier Health Sciences
Country
United Kingdom
Published
14 September 2007
Pages
432
ISBN
9780443100697

Pain Management: Practical applications of the biopsychosocial perspective in clinical and occupational settings

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)

9 11/16 X 7 7/16 in Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements Section 1: Intr oduction to pain management. Introduction to pain management (in cluding 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 influence s on pain and disability.
Frequently Answered questions (FAQs.) Section 2: Assessment.
General issues of assessment and clinic al decision making. Medical assessment and obstacles to recovery. Assess ment of pain, disability and physical function in pain management. Psych ological assessment. Assessment of social, economic and occupational fac tors as potential obstacles to recovery. FAQs Section 3: The deli very of pain management Overview of approaches to pain managemen t in terms of context, content and type of intervention. Psychosocial m anagement by the individual practitioner.
Early intervention in health care settings. Work retention programmes. Tertiary pain management pr ogrammes. Vocational rehabilitation. FAQs Section 4. Conclusio

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