Understanding pain for better clinical practice : a psychological perspective / Steven James Linton.
"Understanding Pain for Better Clinical Practice - a Psychological Perspective has been written to help clinicians to gain a better understanding of the ways in which pain is perceived and experienced by their patients. It explains how consideration of these psychological aspects may influence...
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| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh ; New York :
Elsevier,
2005.
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| Series: | Pain research and clinical management (Unnumbered).
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. The need to understand the psychology of pain
- Ch. 2. Models of pain perception
- Ch. 3. The biological-psychological interface : pain perception
- Ch. 4. Attending to pain stimuli : vigilance and distraction
- Ch. 5. Emotions and the experience of pain
- Ch. 6. Interpreting pain signals : cognitions
- Ch. 7. Learning to cope : behavior in pain and health
- Ch. 8. An integrated model
- Ch. 9. Why does persistent pain develop?
- Ch. 10. Communicating with patients
- Ch. 11. Managing the first visit
- Ch. 12. Early identification of patients at risk of developing persistent pain : screening
- Ch. 13. Early interventions : a cognitive-behavioral approach
- Ch. 14. The way forward : implementing a psychological perspective in the clinic
- App. Session manual for therapists : cognitive-behavioral early intervention for groups.