Handbook of Pain and Aging

Inbunden, Engelska, 1997

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The psychological body also becomes weaker, with unfulfilled promises and expectations, and with tragedies that visit individuals and families, and the prospect that whatever worlds remain to be conquered will most certainly not be met with success in the rapidly passing days and years that can only culminate in death.

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Utgivningsdatum1997-11-30
Mått178 x 254 x 27 mm
Vikt969 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieSpringer Series in Adult Development and Aging
Antal sidor395
FörlagSpringer Science+Business Media
ISBN9780306454585

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I. Biobehavioral Issues in Geriatric Pain.- 1. The Psychology of Pain and Suffering.- 2. A Brief History of Pain Perception and Pain Tolerance in Aging.- 3. Chronic Morbidity and Disability in the U.S. Elderly Populations: Recent Trends and Population Implications.- 4. The Assessment of Pain in the Elderly.- 5. Nutrition, Disability, and Health in the Older Population.- 6. Managing Pain in the Institutionalized Elderly: The Nursing Role.- II. Psychosocial and Psychodynamic Aspects.- 7. Rehabilitating the Elderly in Return to Work.- 8. Coping with Pain in Old Age.- 9. The Role of Pain in the Cascade from Chronic Illness to Social Disability and Psychological Distress in Late Life.- 10. Pain and Psychological Function in Late Life.- 11. Hypnosis and Pain Relief for Older Persons.- III. Clinical Management and Techniques.- 12. Management of Chronic, Nonmalignant Pain in the Elderly: Experience in an Outpatient Setting.- 13. Cancer Pain in the Elderly.- 14. Pain in Osteoporosis and Paget’s Disease in the Elderly.- 15. Oral Facial Pain in the Elderly.- 16. Exercise in Aging and Pain Control.- 17. Behavioral Treatments for Pain Experienced by Older Adults.