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This volume provides a comprehensive account of the psychology of pain including both applied and basic topics.
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Pain
PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
Edited by
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos Kenneth D. Craig
PAIN Psychological Perspectives
PAIN Psychological Perspectives
Edited by
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos University of Regina
Kenneth D. Craig University of British Columbia
2004
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pain : psychological perspectives / edited by Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Kenneth D. Craig. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8058-4299-3 (alk. paper) 1. Pain—Psychological aspects. I. Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas. II. Craig, Kenneth D., 1937– BF515.P29 2003 152.1¢824—dc21
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We dedicate this volume to those who mean the most to us: Heather, Nicholas, and Dimitri —T. H. Sydney, Kenneth, Alexandra, and Jamie —K. D. C.
Contents
Contributors
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Preface
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An Introduction to Pain: Psychological Perspectives Thomas Hadjistavropoulos and Kenneth D. Craig
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