Hypnosis and suggestion in the treatment of pain\_ a clinical guide

When a patient's suffering is not adequately managed by the best medical interventions available, the clinician may feel at a loss. In such cases, he or she needs modern, scientifically based, and effective psychological methods. This book offers clinicians guidance from the field's most respected experts on the psychological assessment and treatment of pain, particularly with hypnosis. Remarkably honest and authoritative, this book gives clinicians the resources they need to treat recalcitrant pain problems. It has the potential to relieve the suffering of millions of people with recurrent or chronic pain syndromes.;Foreword / Ernest R. Hilgard -- 1. A Brief Introduction to Hypnotic Analgesia / Joseph Barber -- 2. Medical Evaluation of the Patient with Pain / John J. Bonica and John D. Loeser -- 3. Psychological Evaluation of the Patient with Pain / Joseph Barber -- 4. Hypnotic Analgesia: Psychological and Neural Mechanisms / Donald D. Price -- 5. Hypnotic Analgesia: Clinical Considerations / Joseph Barber -- 6. Cancer Pain / Karen L. Syrjala and Sari Roth-Roemer -- 7. Headache / Joseph Barber -- 8. Dental Pain / Roseann Mulligan -- 9. Painful Medical Procedures / Christel J. Bejenke -- 10. Burn Pain / David R. Patterson -- 11. Children in Pain / Samuel LeBaron and Lonnie K. Zeltzer -- 12. Elders in Pain / Samuel LeBaron and William C. Fowkes -- Afterword: When We Fail / Joseph Barber and Samuel LeBaron.

When a patient's suffering is not adequately managed by the best medical interventions available, the clinician may feel at a loss.

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A clinical guide to the psychological assessment and treatment of pain using hypnosis as a therapeutic approach. The discussions, written by 13 university scholars in anesthesiology, psychiatry, and family medicine, suggest new attitudes toward hypnosis as a form of analgesia and ways to evaluate the patient with chronic pain in order to effectively implement hypnotic treatments in the cases of cancer pain, headache, dental pain, and burn pain. The final papers consider particular issues related to dealing with children and the elderly in pain. The volume is characterized by a sensitive and informed approach to hypnosis, recognizing its limitations as well as its benefits. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Cover Title Page Dedication Foreword: Ernest R. Hilgard Contents Acknowledgments Preface Contributors I. Orientation to Basic Issues 1. A Brief Introduction to Hypnotic Analgesia 2. Medical Evaluation of the Patient with Pain 3. Psychological Evaluation of the Patient with Pain 4. Hypnotic Analgesia: Psychological and Neural Mechanisms 5. Hypnotic Analgesia: Clinical Considerations II. Syndromes of Special Interest 6. Cancer Pain 7. Headache 8. Dental Pain 9. Painful Medical Procedures 10. Burn Pain III. Populations of Special Interest 11. Children in Pain 12. Elders in Pain Afterword: When We Fail References Name Index Subject Index Copyright When a patient's suffering is not adequately managed by the best medical interventions available, the clinician may feel at a loss. This book offers guidance from the field's most respected experts on the psychological assessment and treatment of pain, particularly with hypnosis. It covers both syndromes of special interest (cancer pain, recurrent pain syndromes, headache, burn patients, etc.) and special populations (children and the elderly).