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Handbook of pain and aging /

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For clinicians, theorists, administrators, and teachers, collects 17 articles on the combined problems of aging and pain. The contributors blend theory, data analysis, and experiences of clinical practice in their discussions of the assessment and management of pain in the institutionalized and outp...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Mostofsky, David I., Lomrants, Yaʻaḳov
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1997]
Series:Plenum series in adult development and aging.
Subjects:
Pain in old age.
Pain.
Aged.
Aging > physiology.
Pain > psychology.
Pain Management.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The psychology of pain and suffering / Jacob Lomranz and David I. Mostofsky
  • A brief history of pain perception and pain tolerance in aging / Shlomo Yehuda, Ralph L. Carasso
  • Chronic morbidity and disability in the U.S. elderly populations : recent trends and population implications / Kenneth G. Manton
  • The assessment of pain in the elderly / Lucy Gagliese and Ronald Melzack
  • Nutrition, disability, and health in the older population / Paula A. Quatromoni and Barbara E. Millen
  • Managing pain in the institutionalized elderly : the nursing role / Nancy Wells, Merrie Kaas, and Karen Feldt
  • Rehabilitating the elderly in return to work / Karen Jacobs
  • Coping with pain in old age / Pamela S. Melding
  • The role of pain in the cascade from chronic illness to social disability and psychological distress in late life / Boaz Kahana, Eva Kahana, Kevan Namazi, Kyle Kercher, and Kurt Stange
  • Pain and psychological function in late life / Patricia A. Parmelee
  • Hypnosis and pain relief for older persons / Nicholas A. Covino
  • Management of chronic nonmalignant pain in the elderly : experience in an outpatient setting / Robert D. Helme, Mark Bradbeer, Benny Katz, and Stephen J. Gibson
  • Cancer pain in the elderly / Nathan I. Cherny and Beth Popp
  • Pain in osteoporosis and Paget's disease in the elderly / Jacob Menczel
  • Oral facial pain in the elderly / Jonathan A. Ship, Marc W. Heft, and Stephen W. Harkness
  • Exercise in aging and pain control / C. Zvi Fuchs and Leonard D. Zaichkowsky
  • Behavioral treatments for pain experienced by older adults / Patricia A. Wisocki and Charles B. Powers.