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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464905903321

Autore

Doleys Daniel M

Titolo

Pain : dynamics and complexities / / Daniel M. Doleys

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-19-933155-3

0-19-936903-8

0-19-933154-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Disciplina

616/.0472

Soggetti

Chronic pain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; PAIN DYNAMICS AND COMPLEXITIES; Copyright; Presentation; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The History of Pain; 3 Pain Mechanismsand Types; 4 Pain and the Brain; 5 Pain Processing: Some Theories; 6 The Complexities of Measuring Pain; 7 Psychogenic Pain: Is It a Useful Concept?; 8 Pain as a Disease; 9 Pain in Neonates and Infants; 10 Pain and Religion; 11 Empathy and Pain; 12 Genetics and Pain; 13 Pain and Consciousness; 14 Pain: Present and Future Considerations; Appendix Introduction to Genetics:Terms and Definitions; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite the proliferation of pain clinics and various pain-oriented therapies, there is an absence of data supporting any substantial change in the statistics regarding the incidence, development and persistence of pain. As renowned pain clinician and scientist Daniel M. Doleys argues, there may be a need for a fundamental shift in the way we view pain. In this thoughtful work, Doleys presents the evolving concept and complex nature of pain with the intention of promoting a broadening of the existing paradigm within which pain is viewed and understood. Combining neuroscience, psychology, and p