Psychological management of chronic headaches
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Psychological management of chronic headaches
（Treatment manuals for practitioners）
Guilford Press, c1993
- pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-259) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This volume describes how to manage benign recurring headaches, a category that includes migraines, tension and tension-type headaches, and combined or mixed headaches. The management strategy delineated is based on functional analysis, emphasizing the controlling variables of headaches or the factors that determine the variance in headache activity. Encompassing psychosocial and developmental factors, treatment is driven by the results of the functional assessment, so an individualized rather than standardized approach is proposed.
This text will be invaluable for clinicians, and the book's strong research orientation will also interest researchers. The book is essential for psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists, general/family practice doctors, and other medical specialists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and counselors.
Table of Contents
Preface. Introduction: The Functional Model of Chronic Headaches. The Nature of Headaches: Conceptual Issues and Empirical Findings. Headaches and Associated Symptoms. Psychophysiological Mechanisms of Headaches. Antecedents and Consequences of Headaches. Studies of Psychological Treatment of Headaches. sychological Assessment of Headaches. Preliminary Considerations and General Assessment Methods. Specialized Methods for Assessing Headache Phenomena, Antecedents, and Consequences. Summary of Assessment Methods and Case Examples of Psychological Assessment from a Functional Perspective. Psychological Treatment of Headaches. Planning Treatment, Parameters of Treatment, and the Educational Components. Focus on Headache Phenomena. Focus on Antecedents and Consequences of Headaches. Summary of Treatment Methods and Case Examples of Psychological Treatment from a Functional Perspective. Appendix 1. Headache Classification System. Appendix 2. Diagnostic Guidelines for Use with the Psychological Assessment of Headache Questionnaire. Appendix 3. Preassessment Patient Information Sheet. References
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