Pain and Behavioral Medicine

Dennis C. Turk is Professor of Psychiatry, Anesthesiology, and Behavioral Science, and Director of the Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. He has published over 170 journal articles and chapters in books. Among the seven books he has either authored or edited are <>Pain and Behavioral Medicine<>, <>Pain Management: A Handbook of Psychological Treatment Approaches<>, and <>Facilitating Treatment Adherence: A Practitioner's Guidebook<>. A founding member of both the International Association for the Study of Pain and the American Pain Society, Dr. Turk is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research, and the Society of Behavioral Medicine.

I. The Nature of Cognitive-Behavior Modification: Application to Behavioral Medicine 1. A Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective of the Therapy Process 2. Behavioral Medicine: A Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective 3. Behavioral Medicine: Cognitive-Behavioral Applications in Health Promotion, Disease, and Illness II. Pain: A Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective 4. Pain: Its Impact 5. Psychological Variables and Pain 6. Chronic Pain: Psychologically Oriented Approaches to Treatment 7. Current Psychological Treatments for Pain: A Cognitive-Behavioral Perspective III. Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Pain 8. Patient Resistence, Treatment Adherence, and Therapist Styles 9. Initial Phase of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment: Part I 10. Initial Phase of Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment: Part II 11. Skills-Acquisition and Consolidation Phase: Part I 12. Skills-Acquisition and Consolidation Phase: Part II 13. Application and Follow-Through Phase IV. Future Directions 14. Afterthoughts and Implications Appendix A. Instructions for Behavioral Trials Appendix B. Information to Referral Sources Appendix C. Patient Pain Questionnaire Appendix D. Significant Others Pain Questionnaire Appendix E. Voluntary Control of Appraisal