Bruce N. Eimer, Arthur Freeman
Hardcover
528 pages
February 1998
DESCRIPTION:
Chronic and persistent pain syndromes are as much behavioral and
psychological problems as physical or medical problems. Mental health
professionals involved in pain management must have a thorough knowledge of the
latest pain management techniques in order to select the best methods and
strategies for helping each patient cope with pain.
Pain Management Psychotherapy is the most up-to-date comprehensive guide
available for the psychological treatment of chronic pain. It addresses the
behavioral, emotional, sensory-physiological, cognitive, and interpersonal
aspects of pain problems and provides accessible technical knowledge that
enables practitioners to alleviate unnecessary pain and suffering. Based on
sound research and theory and written by two leading practitioners, this book
introduces a short-term therapy model for treating chronic pain that integrates
clinical techniques drawn from cognitive therapy, hypnotherapy, behavior
therapy, and desensitization therapies. This remarkably thorough volume:
- Supplies step-by-step treatment methods from initial consultation through
termination of pain treatment
- Describes brief, solution-oriented pain treatment strategies that work in
a managed care environment
- Features assessment and outcome measurement instruments, checklists,
worksheets, and clinical scripts
- Demonstrates the latest therapeutic techniques, including eye movement
desensitization and reprocessing, therapeutic imagery, relaxation training,
and self-hypnosis
- Includes pain inventories, questionnaires, and other assessment tools
This book is an indispensable guide for psychologists, psychiatrists, social
workers, and other mental health professionals who need fast, reliable methods
for promoting pain relief. It is also an excellent text for undergraduate and
graduate students in these and other disciplines, and a valuable reference for
insurers, physicians, and managed care providers.
BRUCE N. EIMER, PhD, ABPP, a leading pain management therapist, clinical
psychologist, and neuropsychologist, is in private practice in Philadelphia. Dr.
Eimer is a Diplomate in Behavioral Psychology of the American Board of
Professional Psychology, and a Diplomate of the American Academy of Pain
Management. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, American
Pain Society, International Association for the Study of Pain, and a Certified
and Approved Consultant in Clinical Hypnosis of the American Society of Clinical
Hypnosis. Dr. Eimer lectures frequently and gives seminars and workshops on pain
management and other psychological topics.
"This is a practical and informative text that will be of great use to
psychologists and psychiatrists who treat people with chronic pain. It is one of
the most, specific, helpful, and user friendly volumes on pain management."
—Dennis C. Turk, PhD
John & Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Research University
of Washington
"A remarkable, comprehensive, and practical guide for pain management
therapy. Everything you wanted to know about the cognitive-behavioral treatment
of people with severe pain problems is exceptionally well presented in this
book." — Albert Ellis, PhD, President Albert Ellis Institute for Rational
Emotive Behavior Therapy Author, A Guide to Rational Living
"Pain Management Psychotherapy makes a strong contribution to the clinical
literature. It provides a clear overview of the management of persistent pain
and offers insight into the psychological and interpersonal nightmare
experienced by pain patients. This important work will help therapists better
understand and treat chronic debilitating pain." — Richard S. Weiner, PhD,
Executive Director America 0n Academy of Pain Management
"An exceptional handbook. Clinicians will emerge knowing how to mitigate the
suffering of people in pain." — Arnold A. Lazarus, PhD, ABPP Distinguished
Professor of Psychology Emeritus Rutgers University Author, Brief But
Comprehensive Psychotherapy
"A definitive and comprehensive text for assessing and treating patients
suffering acute, subacute, or chronic pain. I heartily endorse and recommend
this text to students and practitioners alike." — C. David Tollison, PhD Editor,
The Handbook of Pain Management
"Pain Management Psychotherapy has the best psychological techniques for the
care of the chronic pain patient, which includes cognitive-behavioral, EMDR, and
hypnosis therapy. This book should be in the library of every clinician who
treats chronic pain." — Dabney M. Ewin, MD, FACS. Diplomate, American Board of
Surgery Diplomate, American Board of Medical Hypnosis
