Auteur : Treisman, Glenn J. 1956- / Clark, Michael R.

Maison d'édition : Karger

Date de publication : 2004

Collation : ix, 176 p. : ill.

Collection : Advances in psychosomatic medicine ; 25

ISBN : 3805577427;0065-3268

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Perspectives on pain and depression -- 2. The psychological behaviorism theory of pain and the placebo : its principles and results of research application -- 3. Function, disability and psychological well-being -- 4. Structural models of comorbidity among common mental disorders : connections to chronic pain -- 5. Neurobiology of pain -- 6. Complex regional pain syndrome : diagnostic controversies, psychological dysfunction and emerging concepts -- 7. Can we prevent a second "Gulf War syndrome"? Population-based healthcare for chronic idiopathic pain and fatigue after war -- 8. Opioid effectiveness, addiction and depression in chronic pain -- 9. Opioid prescribing for chronic nonmalignant pain in primary care : challenges and solutions -- 10. To help and not to harm : ethical issues in the treatment of chronic pain in patients with substance use disorders

Résumé : Pain is the most common physical complaint while depression is the second most debilitating chronic medical condition. The co-occurrence of pain and depression is well known but a detailed understanding of their phenomenology, interrelationship, and effective therapies remains speculative. This book provides a synthetic approach to the evaluation and treatment of patients with chronic pain and depression that will generate therapeutic optimism and lead clinicians to improve quality of life and restore function. The recognition that depression is not just an affective disorder or demoralization is discussed in detail in the contributions: “Function, Disability, and Psychological Well-Being” and in “Structural Models of Comorbidity among Common Mental Disorders: Connections to Chronic Pain”. Other articles review the complex regional pain syndrome and the Gulf War syndrome. Further papers discuss issues relating to the use of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain. This book will doubtlessly prove to be essential reading for researchers investigating chronic nonmalignant pain as well as physicians dealing with patients suffering from chronic pain.

Mots-clés : Douleur chronique - Aspect psychologique / Dépression

Cote : WL 704 P144 2004