Chronic Pain - Softcover

Field, Beverly J.; Swarm, Robert A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0889373205 ISBN 13: 9780889373204

Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Pub, 2008

Synopsis

Although there are now proven behavioral and psychological methods of dealing with and alleviating chronic pain, methods that can supplement or replace drug treatments, these are not always applied in clinical practice. This volume in the series, Advances in Psychotherapy -- Evidence-Based Practice, provides psychological and medical therapists (and students) with practical and evidence-based guidance on diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain, and does so in a uniquely reader-friendly manner. The book is both a compact how-to reference, for use by professional clinicians in their daily work, as well as an ideal educational resource for students and for practice-oriented continuing education.

The most important feature of the book is that it is practical and reader-friendly. It has a similar structure to others in the series, and is a compact and easy-to-follow guide covering all aspects of practice that are relevant in real-life. Tables, boxed clinical pearls, and marginal notes assist orientation, while checklists for copying and summary boxes provide tools for use in daily practice.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The new series, Advances in Psychotherapy -- Evidence-Based Practice, provides therapists with practical, evidence-based guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of the most common disorders seen in clinical practice -- and does so in a uniquely "reader-friendly" manner. Each book is both a compact "how-to" reference on a particular disorder, for use by professional clinicians in their daily work, as well as an ideal educational resource for students and for practice-oriented continuing education.

The most important feature of the books is that they are practical and simple to use. All have a similar structure, and each is a compact and easy-to-follow guide covering all aspects of practice that are relevant in real-life. Tables, boxed clinical "pearls," and marginal notes assist orientation, while checklists for copying and summary boxes provide tools for use in daily practice.

The series has been developed and is edited with the support of the Society of Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12). The Society is planning a system of home study continuing education courses based on the series that an individual can complete on the web.

About the Author:

Beverly J. Field, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry,
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. She is cofounder and director of the
STEPP program, a cognitive-behavioral program for patients with chronic pain. In addition to her
clinical and teaching responsibilities, she lectures regularly on psychological therapies in multidisciplinary
pain management.
Robert A. Swarm, MD, is Associate Professor and Chief, Division of Pain Management in the
Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. He
is also the Director of the Pain Management Fellowship Training Program at Washington University,
and Director of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University Pain Management Center. His
clinical work is exclusively focused on the multidisciplinary management of acute, chronic, and
cancer pain.
Dr. Field and Dr. Swarm have been colleagues at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University
Pain Management Center since 1994.
Advances

About this edition

• Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Pub
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0889373205
• ISBN 13: 9780889373204
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 97