Bookedited by Rhonda J. Moore.
Summary: Handbook of Pain and Palliative Care:Biobehavioral Approaches for the Life Course Rhonda J. Moore, editor Chronic pain sends millions to doctors every year{u2014}yet for many, due to professional caution, incomplete assessment, or other reasons, their treatment is less than adequate in relieving their suffering. With the rise of integrative perspectives and the emphasis on overall quality of life rather than discrete symptoms, pain management is gaining importance across medical disciplines. The Handbook of Pain and Palliative Care meets the needs of this growing field by taking both a biobehavioral and a lifespan approach to understanding long-term and chronic pain and intervening to improve patients{u2019} optimal functioning. Rich in clinical diversity, chapters explore emerging areas of interest (computer-based interventions, fibromyalgia, stress), ongoing concerns (cancer pain, low back pain), and special populations (pediatric, elders, veterans). This coverage provides readers with a knowledge base in assessment, treatment, and management that is up-to-date, practice-strengthening, and forward-looking. Subject areas featured in the Handbook Patient/practitioner communication. Assessment tools and strategies. Common pain conditions across the lifespan. Biobehavioral mechanisms of chronic pain. Pharmaceutical, neurological, and rehabilitative interventions. Psychosocial, complementary/alternative, narrative, and spiritual approaches. Ethical issues and future directions. The Handbook of Pain and Palliative Care stands out as a one-stop reference for a range of professionals, including health practitioners specializing in pain management or palliative care, clinical and health psychologists, public health professionals, and clinicians and administrators in long-term care and hospice.
Contents:
A Biopsychosocial Approach to Understanding Chronic Pain and Disability
Part I: Communication and Pain
Pain and Intercultural Communication
Truth telling and Palliative Care
Communication and Palliative Care: E-health Interventions and Pain Management
Educating Patients and Caregivers about Pain Management: : What clinicians need to know
Part II: Assessment
Pain Assessment Tools in Palliative Care and Cancer
Quality Indicators for Pain in Palliative Care
Palliative Care Clinical Trials: Generalizability and Applicability in Hospice and Palliative Care Practice
Dynamic Pain Assessment: An Application of Clinical Infometrics to Personalized Pain Treatment and Management
Assessing Pain and Unmet Needs in Patients with Advanced Dementia: The Role of the Serial Trial Intervention (STI)
Part III: Common Pain Conditions
Pediatric Chronic Pain
Pain in the Older Person
Pain After Traumatic Brain Injury
Pain in the Battlefield Injured
Pain, Whiplash Disorder and Traffic Safety
Chronic Low Back Pain
Adult Cancer-Related Pain
Part IV. Mechanisms
Neuroanatomy of Pain and Pain Pathways
Acute to Chronic Pain: Transitions in the Post Surgical Patient
Pain and the Placebo/Nocebo Effect
Sex Differences in Pain across the Life Course
Stress and Pain
Hope in the context of pain and palliative care
Temporomandibular Disorders and Fibromyalgia
Phantom Limb Pain
Pharmacogenetics of Pain: the Future of Personalized Medicine
Pain Imaging
Part V. Interventions
Evidence-based Pharmacotherapy of Chronic Pain
Chronic Pain and Opioids
Nerve Blocks, Trigger Points, and Intrathecal Therapy for Chronic Pain
Neurosurgical Interventions for the Control of Chronic Pain Conditions
Rehabilitation Treatments for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Part VI: Psychosocial, Complementary and Alternative (CAM) and Spiritual Approaches for the Control of Symptoms
Pain, Depression and Anxiety in Cancer
Support groups for Chronic Pain
CAM in Chronic Pain and Palliative Care
Spiritual Dimensions of Pain and Suffering
Part VII: Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences
Suffering, Hope, and Healing
Narrative and Pain: Towards an Integrative Model
Representations of the Body in Pain: Anthropological Approaches
The Art of Pain: the Patient{u2019}s Perspective of Chronic Pain
Part VIII: Ethical Issues and Future Directions
Disparities in Pain Management and Palliative Care
The Delineation and Explication of Palliative Options of Last Resort
Recognition and Resolution of Ethical Barriers to Palliative Care Research
How Health Care Reform can Improve Access to Quality Pain and Palliative Care Services.