Social relations and chronic pain / Ranjan Roy.

Author/creator Roy, R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum,
Descriptionxv, 164 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Chronic pain--Social aspects.

SeriesPlenum series in rehabilitation and health
Contents Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Nature of Social Dislocation for Chronic Pain Sufferers -- Introduction -- The Case of Mrs. Abrams -- Mrs. Abrams and the Medical World -- The World of Work -- Mrs. Abrams and the World of Insurance -- Mrs. Abrams and the Family -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Cost of Chronic Pain -- Introduction -- Medical Cost of CLBP -- Summary -- Cost of Unemployment -- Unemployment and Chronic Pain -- Unemployment and Depression -- Unemployment and Suicide -- Plant Closure and Depression -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Myth and Reality of Family Function -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- The MMFF and A Case -- Provision of Resources -- Adult Sexual Gratification -- Maintenance and Management of the Family System -- Communication -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Impact of Parental Illness and Pain on Children -- Introduction -- Parental Depression -- Maternal Depression and Young Children -- Maternal Depression and Older Children -- Case of Mrs. Dale -- Parental Disability -- Parental Chronic Pain: Case Illustrations -- Literature Review of Parental Chronic Pain -- Specific Pain Disorders in Parents -- Predictors of Pain in Children -- Summary -- Chapter 5: What Happens to Spouses? -- Introduction -- Multiple Sclerosis and Caregiving -- Heart Disease and Caregiving -- Parkinson's Disease and Caregiving -- Summary -- Chronic Pain and Spousal Distress -- Spousal Distress -- Reasons for Spousal Distress -- Roles and Responsibilities and Spousal Distress -- Summary -- Somatic Responses -- Summary -- Other Kinds of Spousal Issues -- Summary -- A Rather Common Tale -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Family Intervention -- Introduction -- Depression and Family Therapy -- Summary -- Physical Illness and Family Therapy -- Family-Oriented Approaches -- Family Therapy -- Summary -- Chronic Pain and Family Therapy -- A Simple Case? -- Treatment Issues -- Summary -- Family Therapy and Chronic Pain Literature -- Strategic Family Therapy -- Structural Family Therapy -- Problem-Centered Systems Family Therapy -- Summary -- Chapter 7: The Nature of Social Support -- Introduction -- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Social Support -- Depression, Psychological Distress, and Social Support -- The Questionable Value of Social Support -- Summary -- Social Support and Headache -- Low-Back Pain and Social Support -- Clinical Issues -- A Case of Solid Social Support -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Chronic Pain Patient and the Occupational Role -- Introduction -- The Complexities of the Sick Role and the Occupational Role -- A Case Surrounded by Doubts -- Treatment Outcome and the Occupational Role -- Summary -- Chapter 9: Dilemma of Injured Patients: What Entitles Them to -- Compensation? -- Introduction -- Mrs. Inkster: An Unsatisfactory Case -- Summary -- Financial Compensation and Chronic Patienthood -- Summary -- Secondary Gain -- Summary -- Chapter 10: The Patient and the Medical World: Mrs. Kramer's Journey -- through the Medical System -- Introduction -- Mrs. Kramer on the Medical Treadmill -- Literature Review -- Mrs. Kramer's Self-Doubt Concerning Pain Legitimacy -- Summary -- References.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 139-155) and index.
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LCCN 00046621
ISBN0306464969