Chronic Pain and the Family - A New Guide

Informationen zum Autor Julie K. Silver, M.D., is Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Strategic Initiatives in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School and Spaulding Rehabilitation Network. She is the author of Post-Polio Syndrome: A Guide for Polio Survivors and Their Families . Klappentext Silver reviews the causes and characteristics of chronic pain and explores its impact on family relationships, covering such issues as employment, parenting, childbearing and inheritance, and emotional health. Zusammenfassung Silver reviews the causes and characteristics of chronic pain and explores its impact on individual family relationships and on the extended family! covering such issues as employment! parenting! childbearing and inheritance! and emotional health. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What Is Chronic Pain? 2. Effect on the Couple 3. Intimacy and Sexual Activity 4. Work Issues 5. Childbearing and Inheritance 6. Growing Up with a Parent in Pain 7. Chronic Pain in Children 8. The Extended Family 9. Emotional Changes and Depression 10. Medication Dependence and Addiction 11. Diagnosing Chronic Pain Conditions 12. Traditional Treatment Options 13. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Afterword Appendix: Resources Suggested Reading Notes Acknowledgments Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: J K Silver, J. K. Silver, Jlie K Silver, Jlie K. Silver, Julie K Silver, Julie K. Silver, Julie K. M. D. Silver, Julie K. Silver M.D.
• Edition: Harvard University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.10.2004
• EAN: 9780674016668
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01666-8
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Thèmes: Harvard University Press Famil; Harvard University Press Famil; The Harvard University Press Family Health Guides; Harvard University Family Health Guides (HUP)
• Catégories: Livres de conseils > Psychologie, quotidien > Famille; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Médecine > Général; Medicine: general issues, HEALTH & FITNESS / Physical Impairments, HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference, Coping with illness and specific health conditions, Popular medicine and health, MEDICAL / Pain Management