1. Edition - August 2008
83.90 Euro
2008. XXVIII, 318 Pages, Hardcover
10 Fig., 17 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-32382-1
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-32382-1 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






Content

Sample Chapter

Index



Short description
Aimed at clinicians and professionals, this is a detailed insight into the latest approaches to chronic pain management. This second volume in a series on health care and disease management also takes into account ethical considerations and implications for health-care policy.

From the contents
CONTEXT
The Lived Experience of Chronic Pain: Evidence of People's Voices
History and Definition of Chronic Pain
The Descriptive Epidemiology of Chronic Pain
The Economics of Chronic Pain
Ethical Considerations in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
The Pathophysiology of Chronic Pain
TREATMENT
Why Pain Becomes Chronic
What Chronic Pain Looks Like to Clinicians
Drug Treatments for Chronic Pain
Non-Drug Treatments for Chronic Pain
Interventional Treatments for Chronic Pain
Multidisciplinary Pain Clinics
Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches to Chronic Pain
Self-Management for Chronic Pain
SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
Chronic Pain in Persons with Mental Health Issues
Chronic Pain in Injured Workers
Chronic Pain and Addictions
Chronic Pain in Children
Chronic Pain in Elderly Persons
Chronic Pain in Indigenous Populations
HEALTH SYSTEMS AND CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT
Mass Media Campaigns for the Prevention of Back Pain Related Disability
Improving Pain Management Education
The Alberta Chronic Pain Ambassador Program
Organizing Health Systems for Successful Pain Management
Chronic Pain Management: The Quebec Experience