ABSTRACT
Pain syndromes involve a complex interaction of medical and psychological factors. In each syndrome unique physiological mechanisms are mediated by emotional states, personality traits, and environmental pressures to determine the nature and extent of pain complaints and pain-related disability. The Handbook addresses the complexities of chronic pain in three ways.
Section I describes general concerns that cross-cut the different syndromes, such as the use of narcotic pain medications, the detection of deception and malingering, and the epidemiology of pain. Section II presents comprehensive reviews of a wide range of pain syndromes. Each covers basic pathophysiology, psychological factors found to influence the course of the syndrome, and syndrome-specific multidisciplinary treatment approaches. Most of the Section II chapters are coauthored by psychologists and physicians. Section III discusses pain in special populations, including the elderly and children.
The Handbook is the most up-to-date, comprehensive, and integrated single-volume resource for all those professionally concerned with pain.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|163 pages
General Considerations
chapter Chapter 4|18 pages
Chronic Pain on Trial: The Influence of Litigation and Compensation on Chronic Pain Syndromes
chapter Chapter 5|21 pages
Clinical Outcome and Economic Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Pain Centers
chapter Chapter 7|25 pages
A Framework for Conceptualization and Assessment of Affective Disturbance in Pain
part II|332 pages
Specific Pain Syndromes
chapter Chapter 10|22 pages
Surgery for Chronic Spine Pain: Procedures for Patient Selection and Outcome Enhancement
chapter Chapter 11|21 pages
Psychological Factors Influencing Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders
chapter Chapter 18|32 pages
A Belt of Roses From Hell: Pain in Herpes Zoster and Postherpetic Neuralgia
part III|136 pages
Special Populations