Psychological Approaches to Pain Management: A Practitioner's Handbook - Hardcover

9780898622928: Psychological Approaches to Pain Management: A Practitioner's Handbook

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0898622921 ISBN 13: 9780898622928

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 1996

In recent years, research on psychological factors that contribute to pain has led to the development of a number of effective pain management approaches and techniques. This practical, hands-on guide provides state-of-the-art information on the latest treatment strategies, including operant conditioning, cognitive-behavioral treatment, psychodynamic psychotherapy, biofeedback and relaxation therapy, hypnosis and imagery, group therapy, and pharmacotherapy. Filled with detailed clinical material, the text shows how to specifically tailor psychological treatment programs to patients suffering from a wide range of pain problems.

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About the Author:

Robert J. Gatchel received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Wisconsin in 1973. Dr. Gatchel is currently Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Rehabilitation Science at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and is on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Health Psychology. He has published 10 other books, as well as over 140 journal articles and book chapters. Dr. Gatchel is also the recipient of a Research Scientist Development Award from the National Institutes of Health. His primary clinical and research interests have been in the fields of health psychology and behavioral medicine, with a particular focus on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of chronic pain disability.

Dennis C. Turk is the John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Research at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is a founding member and currently serves on the Board of Directors of both the International Association for the Study of Pain and the American Pain Society. In 1993, Dr. Turk was the recipient of the Outstanding Scientific Contribution Award from the American Psychological Association, Division of Health Psychology. Dr. Turk has published 9 books and over 190 journal articles and book chapters.

I. Conceptual and Psychological Diagnostic Issues
1. Biopsychosocial Perspective on Chronic Pain, Dennis C. Turk
2. Psychological Disorders and Chronic Pain: Cause-and-Effect Relationships, Robert J. Gatchel
II. Treatment Approaches
3. Acute Pain Management, David A. Williams
4. Enhancing Motivation to Change in Pain Treatment, Mark P. Jensen
5. Operant Conditioning with Chronic Pain: Back to Basics, Steven H. Sanders
6. Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Treatment of Chronic Pain Patients, Laurence A. Bradley
7. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Chronic Pain Patients, Roy C. Grzesiak, Gregg M. Ury, and Robert H. Dworkin
8. Biofeedback and Relaxation Therapy for Chronic Pain Disorders, John G. Arena and Edward B. Blanchard
9. Hypnosis and Imagery in the Treatment of Pain, Karen L. Syrjala and Janet R. Abrams
10. Group Therapy for Patients with Chronic Pain, Francis J. Keefe, Pat M. Beaupr�, and Karen M. Gil
11. Treating Families of Chronic Pain Patients, Robert D. Kerns and Annette Payne
12. Integration of Pharmacotherapy with Psychological Treatment of Chronic Pain, Peter B. Polatin
III. Special Populations and Topics
13. Controlling Children's Pain, Patricia A. McGrath and Loretta M. Hillier
14. Persistent Pain in the Older Patient: Evaluation and Treatment, William G. Kee, Susan J. Middaugh, and Kim L. Pawlick
15. The Psychologist as a Pain Consultant in Outpatient, Inpatient, and Workplace Settings, Douglas E. DeGood and Joseph R. Dane
16. Strategies for the Prevention of Chronic Pain, Steven J. Linton and Laurence A. Bradley
17. Occupational Rehabilitation: Multidisciplinary Management of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Pain and Disability, Michael Feuerstein and Thomas R. Zastowny
18. Program Evaluation Methods for Documenting Pain Management Effectiveness, Thomas E. Rudy and John A. Kubinski

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