Mastering Chronic Pain
(A Professional's Guide)
&
Learning to Master Your Chronic Pain
(Patient Handbook & CD-ROM)
Robert N. Jamison, PhD
The professional's guide (8.5" X 11" with flexible binding)
describes a structured, time-limited, and group-based pain program built
on the principles of cognitive/behavioral therapy and rehabilitation.
Includes many forms, illustrations, questionnaires, checklists, and
letters which may be copied for use with your patients.
The patient handbook(6" X 9") is written in simple language
and contains information, forms, and exercises to help patients understand
the phenomenon of chronic pain and learn new ways to control it.
The CD-ROM includes relaxation exercises; timed
stretching exercises with animated illustrations; voice-over and background
sounds; interactive quizes and learning exercises; a pain journal and progress
reports for monitoring pain, mood, medication use, and activity level progress;
and much, much more.[Note: The CD-ROM can be used with both IBM-compatible
(486 or Pentium with Win 3.1 or Win 95) and Macintosh (68040 or PowerPC)
computers. Minimum requirements: 4 MB available RAM, sound card and
speakers, color monitor, 9MB available hard disk space.]
Click Here For a Brief Audio Sample of an Imagery Exercise from the CD-ROM (457k)
"The two volume companion set, Mastering Chronic Pain: A Professional's
Guide to Behavioral Treatment and Learning to Master Your Chronic
Pain provides an invaluable introduction to understanding, assessment,
treatment, and coping with chronic pain for pain sufferers and health care
professionals. Complex material is made readily accessible, presented
in an engaging fashion. Those who suffer from chronic pain will find
many helpful suggestions for self-management both of their pain and the
accompanying distress. The therapist guide includes important information
that nicely supplements the material contained in the patient volume.
Whether used alone or as a set, these volumes can provide useful guidance
for helping in the management of chronic pain; they are highly
recommended."
*Dennis C. Turk, PhD,
Director, Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute, and Professor of Psychiatry
& Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
"Highly imaginative books on pain that cover topics such as ways to create happiness and pleasure in life in spite of pain, which are rarely covered by other books. The books are easy to read, informative and produced in a way that will encourage the patient to learn new attitudes and approaches to their pain. The therapist is certain to be delighted by a comparably imaginative, informative presentation of important information."
*Ronald Melzack,
PhD, Professor, Department of Psychology, McGill University,
Montreal
Regarding Mastering Chronic Pain:
"A succinct, clearly written and comprehensive introduction to pain and pain management from a cognitive-behavioral perspective. It should prove to be a valuable addition to the libraries of physicians, psychologists and other health care professionals who work with or are studying to work with chronic non-specific pain. The scope of details re underlying concepts and working tools is impressive and they are well presented."
*Wilbert E. Fordyce, PhD, Professor
Emeritus, University of Washington, Seattle
"An excellent guide to the multidisciplinary management of chronic pain. It should be especially useful for those who are in the process of setting up a practice in this area. It provides practical advice on key issues such as patient selection, selecting treatment alternatives, and monitoring progress. It also includes a number of forms and sample reports. Finally, it provides helpful hints on handling problem patients. I would recommend this book to anyone who is considering starting a pain management program."
*Francis J. Keefe,
PhD, Director, Pain Management Program, and Professor
of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center,
Durham
Regarding Learning to Master Your Chronic Pain:
"Dr. Jamison's Learning to Master Your Chronic Pain joins the list
of self-help books in impressive fashion. The lay reader will find
both narrative and illustrations expressed in clear fashion and providing
a great deal of useful information."
*Wilbert E. Fordyce, PhD,
Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, Seattle
"This is one of the first truly comprehensive guides to pain management specifically meant for the patient. It integrates educational material about the nature and treatment of pain with basic instruction in pain coping skills such as relaxation training, assertion training, and problem solving techniques. It is packed with self-help aids including questionnaires, checklists, and exercises. This book provides an excellent selection of readings for patients attending multidisciplinary pain programs or specialized cognitive behavioral pain management programs."
*Francis J. Keefe, PhD, Director,
Pain Management Program, and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Duke University Medical Center, Durham