Chronic Pain and the Family: A New Guide

by Julie K. Silver

Book Overview

Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting as many as 48 million people in this country alone. It can demoralize and depress both patient and family, especially... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674015053
• ISBN13: 9780674015050
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Julie Silver is as remarkable a writer as she is a physician

"Chronic Pain and the Family" is written for the family and friends of someone who suffers from severe pain all of the time. This is not to say that someone who is in pain won't benefit from this book; it's a book that serves all well and is applicable to all kinds of pain. Despite that, Dr.Silver adresses the important impact that someone's pain has on his family and friends. It is not possible that those who surround a situation are not affected by it in many ways. Why should it be different for chronic pain? Silver's book takes us from the very definition of pain, through all elements of pain, children, teens, the extended family, medication and potential addiction, depression, diagnosis as well as alternative therapy. Dr. Silver is knowledgable about the subject and seemingly still aware that the patients about whom she writes are human. This is an excellent book for anyone who has been in pain or knows someone who has pain.