Hypnosis and Suggestive Management of Pain

A Clinical Guide

Joseph Barber, Editor

Hardcover, 413 pages
Published by W W Norton & Co.
Publication date: June 1, 1996
ISBN: 0393702162

Synopsis:

A clinical guide to the psychological assessment and treatment ofpain using hypnotism as a therapeutic approach. The discussions,written by 13 university scholars in anesthesiology, psychiatry, andfamily medicine, suggest new attitudes toward hypnosis as a form ofanalgesia and ways to evaluate the patient with chronic pain in orderto effectively implement hypnotic treatments in the cases of cancerpain, headache, dental pain, and burn pain. The final papersconsider particular issues related to dealing with children and theelderly in pain. The volume is characterized by a sensitive andinformed approach to hypnosis, recognizing its limitations as well asits benefits.

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Table of Contents
Foreword: By Ernest R. Hilgard
Acknowledgments
Preface
Contributors
1. A Brief Introduction to Hypnotic Analgesia: By Joseph Barber
2. Medical Evaluation of the Patient with Pain: By John J. Bonica, John D. Loeser
3. Psychological Evaluation of the Patient with Pain: By Joseph Barber
4. Hypnotic Analgesia: Psychological and Neural Mechanisms: By Donald D. Price
5. Hypnotic Analgesia: Clinical Considerations: By Joseph Barber
6. Cancer Pain: By Karen L. Syrjala, Sari Roth-Roemer
7. Headache: By Joseph Barber
8. Dental Pain: By Roseann Mulligan
9. Painful Medical Procedures: By Christel J. Bejenke
10. Burn Pain: By David R. Patterson
11. Children in Pain: By Samuel LeBaron, Lonnie K. Zeltzer
12. Elders in Pain: By Samuel LeBaron, William C. Fowkes
Afterword: When We Fail: By Joseph Barber, Samuel LeBaron
References
Name Index
Subject Index

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