Social relations and chronic pain

Social relations and chronic pain Ranjan Roy.

While there is widespread recognition among experts that biological, psychological, and social factors influence the experience of pain, for reasons unclear the social component has failed to attract much attention. Recognizing the larger social reality in the background of each patient, this book f...

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Main Author: Roy, Ranjan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
Series:Plenum series in rehabilitation and health.
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Subjects:
Chronic pain > Social aspects.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Summary:While there is widespread recognition among experts that biological, psychological, and social factors influence the experience of pain, for reasons unclear the social component has failed to attract much attention. Recognizing the larger social reality in the background of each patient, this book fills a major gap in the literature by incorporating the social dimension - most significantly, the family - in the overall assessment and treatment of pain.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 164 p.) : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-155)and index.
ISBN:0306471973 (electronic bk.)
9780306471971 (electronic bk.)
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on print version record.

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