Pain and Disability: Clinical, Behavioral, and Public Policy Perspectives

by Arthur Kleinman, Marian Osterweis, Institute of Medicine, et al.

Pain--it is the most common complaint presented to physicians. Yet pain is subjective--it cannot be measured directly and is difficult to validate. Evaluating claims based on pain poses major problems for the Social Security Administration (SSA) and other disability insurers. This volume covers the epidemiology and physiology of pain; psychosocial contributions to pain and illness behavior; promising ways of assessing and measuring chronic pain...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309037379
• ISBN13: 9780309037372
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"