Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xi
5. Contributors xvii
6. Section 1. Social, Psychological, and Epidemiological Issues
7. 1. Pain in Later Life: Present State of Knowledge 1
8. 2. Attitudes, Beliefs, and Illness Behaviour 20
9. 3. Pain among Healthy Elderly Individuals 38
10. 4. Pain Management in the Elderly 56
11. Section 2. Family Issues
12. 5. Chronic Pain, the Elderly, and Family Therapy 83
13. 6. Cancer Pain: Impact on Elderly Patients and Their Family Caregivers 103
14. Section 3. Psychological and Medical Interventions
15. 7. Geriatric Pain 127
16. 8. The Combined Forces of Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine to Treat Pain in the Elderly 164
17. 9. A Comprehensive Approach to Pain Management in the Elderly: A Personal View 182
18. 10. Psychiatric Aspects of Chronic Pain in the Elderly 194
19. 11. Somatic Awareness and Pain Management 215