Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1 Overview of the Literature on Childhood Abuse and Pain in Adulthood -- 2 Childhood Sexual Abuse and Pain in Adulthood: Case Studies -- 3 Childhood Physical Abuse and Pain: Case Studies -- 4 Childhood Neglect and Pain -- 5 Spousal Abuse -- 6 Therapeutic Approaches to Adult Victims of Abuse -- 7 Distress of Disclosure -- 8 Therapeutic Issues -- 9 Epilogue -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U
Summary
Devoted to a comprehensive exploration of abuse and its role in the genesis of pain, this book will enable clinicians to identify pain-prone behaviour and to deal with the issues and challenges that patients with this condition present