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Culture, brain, and analgesia : understanding and managing pain in diverse populations / edited by Mario Incayawar, Knox H. Todd.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pain.
- Pain--Treatment.
- Analgesia.
- Analgesics.
- Cultural competence.
- Cultural pluralism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (448 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In this book, the authors have placed culture in the forefront of their approach to study pain in an integrative manner. Culture should not be considered solely for knowing more about patients' values, beliefs, and practices. It should be studied with the purpose of unveiling its effects upon biological systems and the pain neuromatrix. The book discusses how a multidisciplinary and integrative approach to pain and analgesia should be considered. Some familiarity with the cultural background of patients and awareness of the provider's own cultural characteristics will allow the pain practition
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Cultural modulation of pain experiences
- pt. 2. Culture and pain assessment
- pt. 3. Disparities and inequities in pain management
- pt. 4. Cross-cultural management of pain
- pt. 5. Pharmacogenomics and analgesic drugs
- pt. 6. Contextual issues in pain medicine
- pt. 7. The future of analgesia in diverse populations.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-935287-9
- 0-19-937052-4
- OCLC:
- 858762973
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