Defeating pain : the war against a silent epidemic

" ... Authors offer safe and humane solutions in the form of medication, surgery, and therapy in their efforts to curb this growing epidemic"--Jacket. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-6 The Silent Epidemic....Pages 7-29 The Causes of Pain....Pages 31-68 Childbirth....Pages 69-90 Paradoxes of Pain....Pages 91-108 Mechanisms of Pain....Pages 109-140 The Unanswered Cry....Pages 141-152 Pain Behavior....Pages 153-165 Treatment of Pain with Medicine....Pages 167-189 Therapy by Surgery, Restoration, or Stimulation....Pages 191-214 Belief-and-Attitude Therapies....Pages 215-233 Fighting against Pain....Pages 235-252 Lessons and Prospects....Pages 253-269 Back Matter....Pages 271-285