BookGisèle Pickering, Stephen Gibson, editors.
Summary: This book focuses on the reciprocal interactions between pain, emotion and cognition. International experts report on their findings, clinical experience and the most recent literature on the complex relations between these three domains. Clinical, psychological, behavioral and neuroimaging approaches converge towards aiding patients suffering from pain, cognitive impairment or emotional distress. Beyond the pathophysiological aspects of pain, difficulties encountered with patients are analyzed and strategies are proposed to optimize treatment, doctor-patient relationships, and patient well-being. This work will appeal to a broad readership, from clinical medical practitioners to psychologists, nurses and pain specialists.
Contents:
Part I Nociception, Pain, Emotion and Cognition Interconnections
Cognitive Psychology and Neuropsychology of Nociception and Pain
Emotional Aspects of Chronic Pain
Cerebral and Spinal Modulation of Pain by Emotions and Attention
Understanding the Suffering of Others: The Sources and Consequences of Third-person Pain
Neuroplasticity in the Pain, Emotion and Cognition Nexus
Part II Measurement Issues
Tools that Should be Considered in Pain Assessment: Cognitive Factors, Emotion and Personality
Pain Evaluation in Patients with Cognitive Impairment
Behavioural/Facial Markers of Pain, Emotion, Cognition
Part III Management Issues
Pharmacological Pain Management: For Better or for Worse?
Psychological Approaches to the Management of Pain, Cognition and Emotion
Physical Therapy and Exercise: Impacts on Pain, Mood, Cognition, and Function
Part IV Special Populations
Phantom Pain: The Role of Maladaptive Plasticity, Emotional and Cognitive Variables
Pain in Parkinson Patients
Clinical Pain in Schizophrenia, a Forgotten Area
The Pain, Emotion and Cognition Nexus in Older Persons and in Dementia.