Patricia A. McGrath, P. A. McGrath, Patricia McGrath

Pain in Children: Nature, Assessment, and Treatment

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Using a multifaceted approach that encompasses the neural and psychological factors that mediate pain, and featuring specific examples drawn from the Pain Clinic at The Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, this uniquely practical volume explains how to assess and control acute, recurrent, and chronic pain in children.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Guilford Publications
• New
• Seitenzahl: 466
• Erscheinungstermin: Dezember 1989
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 166mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 903g
• ISBN-13: 9780898623901
• ISBN-10: 0898623901
• Artikelnr.: 21240894

Autorenporträt

Patricia A. McGrath, PhD, is founder of the Pediatric Pain Clinic and Director of the Child Health Research Institute at Children's Hospital of Western Ontario, Canada. She is also Associate Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics at the University of Western Ontario. The author of numerous book chapters and journal articles, she served on the editorial board of the [ital]Journal of Pain and Symptom Management[/ital]. Dr. McGrath is a recipient of the Ontario Ministry of Health's Career Scientist Award.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Multidimensional Nature of Children's Pain Experiences.
2. Pain Assessment in Infants and Children.
3. The Plasticity and Complexity of the Nocieptive System.
4. Pharmacological Interventions for Alleviating Children's Pain.
5. Non-Pharmacological Methods for Alleviating Children's Pain.
6. Suggestions for an Integrated Pain Management Program.
7. Acute Pains.
8. Recurrent Pain Syndromes.
9. Chronic Pain.