Synopses & Reviews
A Powerful Step-by-Step Approach to Dealing with Chronic Pain
Sixteen years ago, psychologist and author Michael Lewandowski devised a series of questions for patients suffering from chronic pain to identify specific factors that aggravate and perpetuate pain. Those questions became the Behavioral Assessment of Pain (BAP) questionnaire, which is now used throughout the world in the treatment of chronic pain. Now, for the first time, this book brings this powerful set of tools to people just like you who are looking for a way to live better with pain.
The tools in this book will give you control over your own pain-management process by helping you monitor your responses to pain. Use the assessments to help gauge your levels of physical and emotional pain, sleep habits, and general ability to function throughout the day. Then put the book's practical advice to work to maintain a higher quality of life despite pain. Ultimately, you'll start to achieve higher activity levels and a greater degree of fulfillment.
Use these techniques to: Reduce fatigue and boost energy levels Manage medication use wisely Change your thoughts about chronic pain Stop avoiding pleasurable activities Limit emotional pain and suffering Enjoy greater family, social, and intimate engagement
Lewandowski has created an easy-to-use manual people can use to help manage pain. By following the simple exercises included, they may better understand the perpetuating factors contributing to their pain so they may embrace effective strategies for managing fatigue, thoughts, behaviors, and suffering. The book's information about working with doctors will prove invaluable, and by using the recommendations included, people with pain will be able to get more out of every medical visit. This book will help those with chronic pain ultimately live more satisfying and productive lives.
-B. Eliot Cole, MD, MPA, executive director of the American Society of Pain Educators
This is the best self help book on chronic pain that I have seen. It is clearly written, has many helpful suggestions, and is evidenced based. This is an outstanding source of helpful information written by an astute clinician and one of the nation's leaders in chronic pain management.
-William O'Donohue, Ph.D., Nicholas Cummings Professor of Organized Behavioral Healthcare Delivery in the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno
Pain is the ubiquitous and often debilitating accompaniment to most chronic illnesses. Lewandowski has written an important, clinically sound, and remarkably user-friendly self-treatment approach that can be of much needed benefit to pain sufferers. It is strongly recommended.
-Nicholas A. Cummings, Ph.D., Sc.D., past president of the American Psychological Association; distinguished professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno; and president, of the Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health
The Behavioral Assessment of Pain questionnaire has been a great asset to our practice. Patients appreciate its comprehensiveness and the information gathered makes a significant impact on the interdisciplinary treatment plan. It is a very efficient way to gain an understanding of how chronic pain has impacted the patient's lives and helps to individualize care.
-Robert P. Trombley, Ph.D., director of pain psychology at the Advanced Pain Centers of Alaska
I have been using the BAP for four years to help neurosurgeons screen prospective back pain patients for morphine pumps and nerve stimulators. The BAP identifies outcome indicators which are meaningful for both surgeons and patients. I cannot imagine attempting a valid pain evaluation without the BAP.
-Richard Whitten, Ph.D., Great Plains Psychological Services in Souix Falls, SD
I have found the Behavioral Assessment of Pain questionnaire (BAP) to have high face validity with my patients. It is a terrific test. The test results are very useful and it is easy to administer.
-Avrum Green, Ph.D., psychologist in Owensound, ON, Canada
The Chronic Pain Care Workbook is clearly written, with many self-exams and few statistics. It covers all aspects of chronic pain, and it will serve as a useful tool to help the reader regain normal function and minimize the impact of pain on daily life. The book can also serve as an adjunct to a more structured pain management program a useful addition to the self-help literature on chronic pain management.
-John D. Loeser, MD, professor of neurological surgery and anesthesiology at the University of Washington
Review
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Synopsis
Based on the authors Behavioral Assessment of Pain questionnaireused by pain care clinics and professionals worldwidethis book offers a clinically proven management technique that addresses the physical, psychological, and social aspects of living with chronic pain.
Synopsis
A Powerful Step-by-Step Approach to Dealing with Chronic Pain
Sixteen years ago, psychologist and author Michael Lewandowski devised a series of questions for patients suffering from chronic pain to identify specific factors that aggravate and perpetuate pain. Those questions became the Behavioral Assessment of Pain (BAP) questionnaire, which is now used throughout the world in the treatment of chronic pain. Now, for the first time, this book brings this powerful set of tools to people just like you who are looking for a way to live better with pain.
The tools in this book will give you control over your own pain-management process by helping you monitor your responses to pain. Use the assessments to help gauge your levels of physical and emotional pain, sleep habits, and general ability to function throughout the day. Then put the book's practical advice to work to maintain a higher quality of life despite pain. Ultimately, you'll start to achieve higher activity levels and a greater degree of fulfillment.
Use these techniques to:
- Reduce fatigue and boost energy levels
- Manage medication use wisely
- Change your thoughts about chronic pain
- Stop avoiding pleasurable activities
- Limit emotional pain and suffering
- Enjoy greater family, social, and intimate engagement
About the Author
Foreword writer Richard J. Kroening, MD, PhD, is the former director of the UCLA Pain Management Center.Michael J. Lewandowski, PhD, is a licensed clinical health psychologist and president of Pain Assessment Resources. He is the principle developer of the Behavioral Assessment of Pain Medical Stability Quick Screen (BAP-MSQS) and codeveloper of the Behavioral Assessment of Pain questionnaire (BAP), both of which are utilized in pain management programs around the world.
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New Harbinger Publications