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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825939003321

Autore

Palermo Tonya M.

Titolo

Managing your child's chronic pain / / Tonya M. Palermo, Emily F. Law

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-933006-9

0-19-060144-2

1-336-03093-3

0-19-933005-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Classificazione

PSY007000

Disciplina

618.92/0472

Soggetti

Pain in children - Treatment

Chronic pain - Treatment

Cognitive therapy for children

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; Managing Your Child's Chronic Pain; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One How Pain Affects Children and Families; Two Getting Help and Setting Goals; Three Relaxation Methods for Children and Teenagers; Four Praise, Attention, and Reward Systems; Five Lifestyle Factors; Six Sleep Interventions; Seven School and Social Life; Eight Coping with Pain, Stress, and Other Problems; Nine Special Topics by Age and Developmental Level: Issues for Young Children and  Older Adolescents; Ten Reflection, Maintenance, and Prevention; Appendices

Appendix A Instructions for Progressive Muscle Relaxation (for Young Children, Ages 5-9)Appendix B Instructions for Progressive Muscle Relaxation (for Older Children, over Age 10); Appendix C Instructions for Muscle Relaxation with Imagery; Appendix D Instructions for Mini-Relaxation; Appendix E Point System Worksheet; Appendix F Privilege System Worksheet; Appendix G Brainstorming Solutions Worksheet; Resources and Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""Madeline is a 15-year-old girl with abdominal pain and headaches that occur most days of the week. Because of her pain, she has missed



99 days of school this year and is no longer able to play volleyball. Her parents have taken her to see a number of specialists and she has tried many different medications but she has not experienced any improvement in her pain..."" Chronic pain is a significant health problem for many children and adolescents, with studies suggesting that as many as 40% of children suffer from chronic pain. Unfortunately, many families cannot get the help they need because