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Stress Inoculation in the Management of Clinical Pain

Applications to Burn Pain

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Abstract

Humankind has long been in search of an effective means of pain relief. Thousands of preparations and procedures have been used in this quest. Perhaps out of desperation, the methods that have been tried have covered the spectrum from the rather primitive to highly sophisticated techniques based on modern technology (Meichenbaum & Turk, 1976; Turk, 1978a; Turk & Genest, 1979). Currently, conventional procedures used are primarily designed to cut or block the “pain pathways” and are of three types: (a) pharmacological agents; (b) anesthetic nerve blocks; and (c) surgical procedures. None of these somatic treatments have proven to be completely satisfactory for adequate or permanent pain relief. Indeed, this search has grown into a multibillion-dollar business.

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  1. Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7M 0X0, Canada

    Robert L. Wernick

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Wernick, R.L. (1989). Stress Inoculation in the Management of Clinical Pain. In: Meichenbaum, D., Jaremko, M.E. (eds) Stress Reduction and Prevention. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0408-9_7

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