Pain : dynamics and complexities / Daniel M. Doleys.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Doleys, Daniel M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chronic pain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite the proliferation of pain clinics and various pain-oriented therapies, there is an absence of data supporting any substantial change in the statistics regarding the incidence, development and persistence of pain. As renowned pain clinician and scientist Daniel M. Doleys argues, there may be a need for a fundamental shift in the way we view pain. In this thoughtful work, Doleys presents the evolving concept and complex nature of pain with the intention of promoting a broadening of the existing paradigm within which pain is viewed and understood. Combining neuroscience, psychology, and p

Contents:

Cover; PAIN DYNAMICS AND COMPLEXITIES; Copyright; Presentation; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The History of Pain; 3 Pain Mechanismsand Types; 4 Pain and the Brain; 5 Pain Processing: Some Theories; 6 The Complexities of Measuring Pain; 7 Psychogenic Pain: Is It a Useful Concept?; 8 Pain as a Disease; 9 Pain in Neonates and Infants; 10 Pain and Religion; 11 Empathy and Pain; 12 Genetics and Pain; 13 Pain and Consciousness; 14 Pain: Present and Future Considerations; Appendix Introduction to Genetics:Terms and Definitions; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-933155-3

0-19-936903-8

0-19-933154-5

OCLC:

870588552