Pain in Children and Adolescents

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Elsevier, 1987 - Medical - 351 pages
Volume 1 in this important new series provides complete information on how to understand, assess, and adequately treat severe pain in children and adolescents. Pain in Children and Adolescents: * Examines physiological mechanisms of pain in children and adolescents * Details the latest test to measure pain in babies with no language skills as well as in older children with very little speech ability * Lists pros and cons for measurement techniques for each stage of a child's or adolescent's development * Provides guidelines for evaluation and treatment * Reviews ethical problems and future considerations.

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Contents

Childhood pain symptomatology and treatment
8
Childrearing beliefs and practices
27
References
43
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About the author (1987)

Patrick McGrath was born in London in 1950 and grew up near Broadmoor Hospital where his father was the medical superintendent for many years. He attended Stonyhurst College and received his BA in English from the University of London. Among other jobs, he worked as an orderly in a mental hospital and as a teacher before becoming a writer. He is seen as a leader of the neo-Gothic writers; his books include Spider, The Grotesque, Port Mungo, Trauma and Asylum. His novel Martha Peake won the Premio Flaiano Prize in Italy. McGrath resides in New York City and London.

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