Maldynia

An in depth examination of maldynia, also known as chronic pain, this book explores pain as a bio-cultural phenomenon that necessitates reexamination of medical philosophy, ethics, education, and practice. It provides a historical account of pain and then frames it with contemporary neurobiological perspectives. This book supplies a foundation upon which to illustrate (1) how what we know about pain could and should influence medical education, and the scope, andvalue (s) of medical practice, and (2) how a knowledge of the history and present considerations of pain might help to construct meaningful, patient-centered medicine.

• ISBN: 978-1-4398-3630-9
• Editorial: CRC Press
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 280
• Fecha Publicación: 08/12/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés