The Changing Nature of Pain Complaints over the Lifespan

A landmark contribution to chronic pain literature, this contemporary text measures the intricate relationship between chronic pain and life transition events. Researchers and clinicians will appreciate The Changing Nature of Pain Complaints Over the Lifespan for its linking of life transition theor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Thomas, Michael R., Roy, Ranjan (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:The Springer Series in Adult Development and Aging
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction
  • 1. Life Transition Perspective and Chronic Pain: An Overview
  • II. Pain Issues in Adolescents and Young Adults
  • 2. Coping with Chronic Pain during Adolescence: Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) in Perspective
  • 3. Common Chronic Pain Conditions in a Nonclinical Population of Young Adults
  • 4. Chronic Pain and Family Function in College Students
  • III. Pain Issues and Middle Age
  • 5. Epidemiology of Chronic Pain and Related Issues in the Middle Years
  • 6. Transitional Issues during the Middle Years: Stress and Strain and Chronic Pain
  • 7. Families of Chronic Pain Patients: Help or Hindrance?
  • IV. Pain Issues and the Elderly
  • 8. Epidemiology of Chronic Pain in the Elderly
  • 9. Role of Psychopathology in Chronic Pain in the Elderly
  • 10. Social and Family Issues and the Elderly Chronic Pain Patient
  • 11. Epilogue
  • References