Biobehavioral Approaches to Pain

• The Experience of Pain and Suffering from Acute and Chronic Pain.- The Neuroanatomy of Pain and Pain Pathways.- The Genetic Epidemiology of Pain.- Pain and the Placebo Effect.- The Narrative Approach to Pain.- Understanding and Enhancing Patient and Partner Adjustment to Disease-Related Pain: A Biopsychosocial Perspective.- Sex Differences in Pain.- Pain in Children.- Pain in the Older Person.- Healthcare Economic Evaluation of Chronic Pain: Measuring the Economic, Social and Personal Impact of Chronic Pain and its Management.- Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathies (CIPNs): A Biobehavioral Approach.- Pain and Use of Health Services Among Persons Living with HIV.- Pain Measurement.- Phantom Pain.- Pain: Substance Abuse Issues in the Treatment of Pain.- The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Pain.- Imaging Modalities for Pain.- Pain, Transportation Issues and Whiplash.- Gene Therapy for Chronic Pain.- Palliative Care and Pain Management in the United States.- Pain in Society: Ethical Issues and Public Policy Concerns.

From the reviews: "Moore ... has put together a multidisciplinary and multidimensional examination of the complex phenomenon of pain that collectively is cognizant of the various molecular, neurophysical, biological, environmental, emotional, psychosocial, and societal factors that impact the human experience of pain and the treatment of pain. Aimed at scientists, policy analysts, and clinicians interested in a holistic understanding of pain, the 21 chapters she presents discuss the experience of pain and suffering from acute and chronic pain ... ." (SciTech Book News, March, 2009) "This book describes pain in all of its facets within a multidisciplinary, biobehavioral framework, addressing management, evaluation, and treatment of pain as well. ... The audience is ... health professionals, psychologists, and specialists in pain management or palliative care, as well as researchers and students in the field of public health. ... This book is well written with helpful tables and figures. ... This is a thorough look at the issue of pain from a biobehavioral approach, which includes the interactive roles of various factors." (Gary B Kaniuk, Doody's Review Service, April, 2009) "This book, edited by Rhonda Moore and including contributions from a multidisciplinary panel of experts in the field from many countries, follows this tradition. ... The organization of the chapters reflects the reality ... interaction of multiple notions and skills is required for the correct global assessment of patients with pain. The book's 21 chapters are generally comprehensive and well referenced. ... This book should be of interest to a large readership and could help to increase awareness of the specific features of chronic pain." (Didier Bouhassira, New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 361 (2), July, 2009) "Book is informative, as it tries to reach various disciplines that play crucial role in managing pain. ... The uniqueness of the topics concerned is giving the meaning and explaining how they interact with one another. This makes the book more interesting and deepens the understanding. ... book offers wide scope for various specialties to work for the pain management and research. ... the book is good read!!" (T. S. Seemanthini, Disabilities and Impairments, Vol. 26 (2), 2012)