Pain, Suffering and Healing

Insights and Understanding

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical
Cover of the book Pain, Suffering and Healing by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace, CRC Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace ISBN: 9781315346663
Publisher: CRC Press Publication: April 19, 2018
Imprint: CRC Press Language: English
Author: Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
ISBN: 9781315346663
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication: April 19, 2018
Imprint: CRC Press
Language: English

As our understanding of the mechanisms of the brain and nervous system that underlie the conscious experience of pain has increased over the past 60 years, so too has the field of pain management. What began as almost exclusively the domain of anaesthetists has become multidisciplinary, and now comprises many other specialisms including neurology, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. This spate of activity has been paralleled by a similar growth in research: in neurophysiology, psychology and pharmacology as well as clinical medicine. Simultaneously, the pharmaceutical industry has spent billions of pounds and dollars in the search for better drugs for relieving pain. This ground-breaking book is compiled by former contributors to The Special Interest Group for Philosophy and Ethics of the British Pain Society. The issues discussed include satisfactory relief of chronic pain, the inadequacy of scientific biomedicine in offering answers, and ethical problems arising in pain medicine. 'Suffering cannot be found in a laboratory test or imaging study; it is only observable by communicating with the sufferer. The eleven chapters in this book approach this conundrum from vastly different perspectives, some highly personal and others broadly social. Issues such as the interface between the physician and the pharmaceutical industry are also presented. Each chapter describes a facet of the problems of suffering and some of the available paths to recovery.' John D Loeser in the Foreword

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

As our understanding of the mechanisms of the brain and nervous system that underlie the conscious experience of pain has increased over the past 60 years, so too has the field of pain management. What began as almost exclusively the domain of anaesthetists has become multidisciplinary, and now comprises many other specialisms including neurology, psychology, nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy. This spate of activity has been paralleled by a similar growth in research: in neurophysiology, psychology and pharmacology as well as clinical medicine. Simultaneously, the pharmaceutical industry has spent billions of pounds and dollars in the search for better drugs for relieving pain. This ground-breaking book is compiled by former contributors to The Special Interest Group for Philosophy and Ethics of the British Pain Society. The issues discussed include satisfactory relief of chronic pain, the inadequacy of scientific biomedicine in offering answers, and ethical problems arising in pain medicine. 'Suffering cannot be found in a laboratory test or imaging study; it is only observable by communicating with the sufferer. The eleven chapters in this book approach this conundrum from vastly different perspectives, some highly personal and others broadly social. Issues such as the interface between the physician and the pharmaceutical industry are also presented. Each chapter describes a facet of the problems of suffering and some of the available paths to recovery.' John D Loeser in the Foreword

More books from CRC Press

Cover of the book Basics of Precision Engineering by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Animated Life by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Quantitative Finance by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Cellular Automata And Complexity by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Rutteldruckverdichtung Als Plastodynamisches Problem / Deep Vibration Compaction as Plastodynamic Problem by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Revival: Fractals in Soil Science (1998) by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Decision-Making in Environmental Health by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Applying Maths in Construction by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Appetite and Food Intake by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Communication in Construction Teams by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Managing Money, Measurement and Marketing in the Allied Health Professions by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Principles of Fuel Cells by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Using the Building Regulations by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book Seed Development and Germination by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
Cover of the book PAT: Portable Appliance Testing, 4th ed by Peter Wemyss-Gorman, Murray Wallace
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy