List of Contributing Authors | p. vii |
Foreword | p. ix |
Preface | p. xi |
General Mechanisms of Pain Modulation | |
Overview of Pain Dimensions and Their Psychological Modulation | p. 3 |
Psychological and Demographic Factors that Modulate the Different Stages and Dimensions of Pain | p. 19 |
Preclinical Studies of Pain Modulation: Lessons Learned from Animals | p. 43 |
Strategies to Decrease Pain and Minimize Disability | p. 73 |
Modulation of Pain by Attention, Cognitive Factors, and Emotions | |
Psychophysical and Neurophysiological Studies of Pain Modulation by Attention | p. 99 |
Pain and Emotions | p. 117 |
Environmental and Learning Factors in the Development of Chronic Pain and Disability | p. 143 |
Modulation of Pain by Placebos | |
Neural Mechanisms of Placebo-Induced Analgesia | p. 171 |
The Placebo in Clinical Studies and in Medical Practice | p. 187 |
The Contribution of Changes in Expected Pain Levels and Desire for Pain Relief to Placebo Analgesia | p. 207 |
Modulation of Pain by Hypnosis | |
The Neurophenomenology of Hypnosis and Hypnotic Analgesia | p. 235 |
Hypnotic Analgesia: Mechanisms of Action and Clinical Applications | p. 269 |
Index | p. 301 |
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