Introduction: Spine Surgery: The Elusive Nature of Pain Relief -- I. Spine Injuries -- Ch. 1. The Human Spine: Basic Anatomy and Surgical Procedures -- II. Psychological Screening of Spine Surgery Candidates -- Ch. 2. Presurgical Psychological Screening: Rationale and Process -- Ch. 3. Medical Risk Factors: The Chart Review -- Ch. 4. Behavioral and Historical Influences: The Psychological Examination -- Ch. 5. Personality and Emotional Issues: Use of Psychometric Testing -- Ch. 6. The Mind-Body Interface: Establishing Surgical Prognosis -- III. Preparing the Patient for Spine Surgery -- Ch. 7. The Psychoneuroimmunology of Spine Surgery -- Ch. 8. Conceptual Models of Surgery Preparation
Summary
The authors have assembled information about the psychosocial and physiological influences affecting spinal surgery--from evaluation to preparation and post-operative rehabilitation. These authors translate results from the field's leading researchers into directly applicable protocols to create assessment and treatment frameworks for use with patients suffering chronic, intractable back pain. Drawing on cognitive-behavioral techniques specifically designed for surgical candidates, this volume offers guidance to psychologists, orthopedists, neurosurgeons, physicians and nurses specializing in pain management, as well as students of medicine and health psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-261) and indexes
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Made available through: American Psychological Association's PsyBooks Collection
