Description
Part of the What Do I Do Now? Pain Medicine series, Psychological and Psychiatric Issues in Patients with Chronic Pain presents a variety of succinct case studies and "curb-side" consults on the complexity of chronic pain and its successful management. Chapters present models for understanding issues related to chronic pain within a psycho-social context, including cases on specific psychological or psychiatric issues, as well as broad considerations such as selecting among behavioral therapies options and the use of complementary therapies and non-opioid analgesics. Recognizing that most clinicians do not always have the time or resources to conduct the type of psychological assessment that each case may require, chapters focus on the key elements of each diagnosis, covering background information, assessment approach, treatment recommendations, and key points to remember.
Table of Contents
Scope and Complexities of the Clinical IssuesSECTION 1: CASE STUDIES1 A Broken Life2 Haunted by Pain, Fatigue, and Insomnia3 The Hand That Wouldn't Move4 Something Doesn't Seem Right5 How Many More Are There?6 How Can Someone Do This to Themselves?7 An All- Consuming Problem8 Psychologically Immobilized and Functionally Paralyzed9 The "What If" and "Yes But" Syndrome10 The Patient Who Remembers Tomorrow11 Please, Find It and Fix It12 The Unseen Reality13 There Are Not Enough Sheep14 The Easy but Harmful Solution15 Is This All There Is?16 No Way That's My Drug Screen17 The Abandoned Patient18 The Not-So-Perfect Remedy19 Teenager With Disabling Leg PainSECTION 2: GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS20 Psychogenic Pain: A Useful Concept?21 Psychological/ Behavioral Therapies22 The Psychology of Opioid Tapering
