Chronic pain: a health policy perspective

Aimed at clinicians and professionals, this is a detailed insight into the latest approaches to chronic pain management. This second volume in a series on health care and disease management also takes into account ethical considerations and implications for health-care policy. INDICE: CONTEXT The lived experience of chronic pain: Evidence of people'svoices History and Definition of Chronic Pain The Descriptive Epidemiology ofChronic Pain The Economics of Chronic Pain Ethical Considerations in the Treatment of Chronic Pain The Pathophysiology of Chronic Pain TREATMENT Why Pain Becomes Chronic What Chronic Pain Looks Like to Clinicians Drug Treatments for Chronic Pain Non-Drug Treatments for Chronic Pain Interventional Treatments for Chronic Pain Multidisciplinary Pain Clinics Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches to Chronic Pain Self-Management for Chronic Pain SPECIAL CHALLENGES IN CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT Chronic Pain in Persons with Mental Health Issues Chronic Pain in Injured Workers Chronic Pain and Addictions Chronic Pain in Children Chronic Pain in Elderly Persons Chronic Pain in Indigenous Populations HEALTH SYSTEMS AND CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT Mass Media Campaigns for thePrevention of Back Pain Related Disability Improving for Pain Management Education The Alberta Chronic Pain Ambassador Program Organizing Health Systems for Successful Pain Management Chronic Pain Management: The Quebec Experience

• ISBN: 978-3-527-32382-1
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 318
• Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés