Psychological Approaches to Pain Management: A Practitioner's Handbook (2Nd Ed.)

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Psychological Approaches to Pain Management: A Practitioner's Handbook (2nd ed.) D. C. Turk and R. J. Gatchel (Eds.). New York: Guilford (www.guilford.com). 2002, 590 pp., $70.00 (hardcover).

In this updated and much expanded second edition of arguably, one of the classic texts regarding the psychological treatment of chronic pain and associated disorders, Drs. Turk and Gatchel have gathered a collection of chapters that transverse the landscape of theory, research, and treatment of pain. As the book's title indicates, this is a book for clinicians who encounter patients with pain disorders in their everyday practices. The book is divided into three sections, which provide …