Pain Management at the End of Life - Table of Contents

Foreword    Kathleen M. Foley

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SECTION I: THE EXPERIENCE OF PAIN

1. Defining and Responding to Pain: A Priority Across Health Care Settings
Douglas J. Weschules and Joanne Reifsnyder

2. A Brief History of Pain
William M. Lamers, Jr.

    Common Myths About Pain

3. Spirituality in the Care of the Aging and Dying
Christina M. Pulchalski

    Beyond Theory: Complementary Therapies

4. Social, Cultural, Spiritual, and Psychological Barriers to Pain Management
Kenneth J. Doka

SECTION II: THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PAIN

5. Comprehensive Pain Assessment
John Mulder

    Guidelines for Assessing Pain in Culturally Diverse Populations   

6. Older Adults with Severe Cognitive Impairment: Assessment of Pain
Keela Herr and Sheila Decker

    Beyond Theory: Assessing Pain in a Person with Dementia

7. End-of-Life Pain Management in Children and Adolescents
Rebecca Selove, Dianne Cochran, and Ira Todd Cohen

8.  Pharmacotherapy for Pain Control at End of Life
Arthur G. Lipman

9. Approaches to End-of-Life Pain Management
Janet L. Abrahm

10.  Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Pain Management
Donna Kalauokalani

11.  The Hospice Approach to Pain Management
Samira K. Beckwith

SECTION III: PAIN MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL: SOCIETAL ISSUES

12. Policy Barriers to Pain Control
W.A. Drew Edmondson

    Beyond Theory: The Effects of Policy - A Personal Inquiry

13. The Rold of Medical Education in Promoting Good Pain Control at the End of Life
Timothy J. Keay

14. The Ethical Dimensions of Pain and Suffering
Ben A. Rich

    Self-Assessment of Pain

15. Resources
Lisa McGahey Veglahn