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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778781703321

Titolo

Pain and disability : clinical, behavioral, and public policy perspectives / / Institute of Medicine, Committee on Pain, Disability, and Chronic Illness Behavior ; editors, Marian Osterweis, Arthur Kleinman, David Mechanic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : National Academy Press, , 1987

ISBN

1-280-22149-6

9786610221493

0-309-54267-7

0-585-14910-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 306 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

OsterweisMarian

KleinmanArthur

MechanicDavid <1936->

Disciplina

362.1

Soggetti

Chronic pain - Social aspects

Chronic pain - Government policy

Chronic pain - Economic aspects

Disability evaluation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Evaluating claims based on pain poses problems for the Social Security Administration (SSA) and other disability insurers. This volume covers the epidemiology and physiology of pain; psychosocial contributions to pain and illness behavior; promising ways of assessing and measuring chronic pain and dysfunction; and clinical aspects of prevention.