Headache

Smitherman, Todd A.; Penzien, Donald B.; Rains, Jeannetta C.; Nicholson, Robert A.; Houle, Timothy T.

ISBN 10: 0889373280 / ISBN 13: 9780889373280

Published by Hogrefe & Huber Pub (edition 1), 2014

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Synopsis:

This book describes the conceptualization, assessment, and evidence-based behavioral treatment of migraine and tension-type headache - two of the world's most common medical conditions, and also frequent, highly disabling comorbidities among psychiatric patients. Headache disorders at their core are neurobiological phenomena, but numerous behavioral factors play an integral role in their onset and maintenance - and many health or mental health providers are unfamiliar with how to work effectively with patients to ensure optimal outcomes. This book, the first major work on the topic for 20 years, provides much-needed help. The first part consists of a concise yet scholarly overview of relevant psychological factors and outlines the behavioral conceptualization of headache. The second part is a step-by-step, manual-type guide to implementing behavioral interventions within clinical practice settings, supplemented by a brief review of their efficacy and mechanisms of action. This evidence-based, structured approach to behavioral treatment of headache can be individually tailored to unique patient presentations and needs.Mental health practitioners and trainees, as well as other healthcare professionals who want to improve their headache patients' outcomes by supplementing routine medical treatment of headache with empirically supported behavioral strategies, will find this book invaluable.

About the Author: Todd A. Smitherman, PhD, FAHS, is Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Behavioral Medicine in the Department of Psychology at the University of Mississippi and has published extensively on psychiatric comorbidities and other behavioral issues in headache disorders. Dr. Smitherman serves as Associate Editor for the journal Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, is a Fellow of the American Headache Society and Chair of its Behavioral Issues Section. Donald B. Penzien, PhD, FAHS, is widely recognized for his expertise and contributions in headache research methodologies and development of cost-efficient behavioral interventions for headache (i.e., limited therapist-contact therapies). He presently serves as Professor of Anesthesiology at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston- Salem, NC. He is a Fellow of the American Headache Society and the Society of Behavioral Medicine and is Associate Editor for Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain. Jeanetta C. Rains, PhD, FAHS, is Clinical Director of the Center for Sleep Evaluation at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, NH. She is Fellow of the American Board of Sleep Medicine, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, and the American Headache Society. She is a leading authority in the field of headache and sleep medicine, having worked in this area since 1991. She is Associate Editor for Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Headache
Publisher: Hogrefe & Huber Pub (edition 1)
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1.