Pain has been a part of human existence since the beginning of life. It has been experienced by each individual at some point during the course of their lives. Pain varies in several different aspects, and an important difference lies in the duration of its existence. While acute pain exists only for a short period of time, chronic pain exists well after the healing period of an injury, usually lasting over twelve weeks.
In the book ‘Managing Chronic Pain’, Authors, Dr Vandana V. Prakash and Dr Mary Abraham highlight various ways to deal with chronic pain. The book is written in simple language and includes several case studies and illustrations, making it easy to understand for every individual, and offers robust solutions to those suffering from chronic pain.
Chronic pain,’ the authors suggest, must be viewed as an amalgamation of physical and psychological distress. It is a biopsychosocial phenomenon, causing several problems at physical, emotional, personal, familial, societal, and occupational levels; the treatment, therefore, must be all-encompassing as well, ‘total pain management’ is required.
Published by HarperCollins India, ‘Managing Chronic Pain’ by Dr Vandana V. Prakash and Dr Mary Abraham will be released 14th March on SoftCover, ThePrint’s online venue to launch non-fiction books.
Dr Vandana V. Prakash is a senior consultant clinical psychologist practising for the past thirty years. She has an MPhil in medical and social psychology from NIMHANS, Bangalore. She has several research papers to her credit and has co-authored chapters on suicidal behaviour in adolescents for various international publications. She has also co-authored Conquering Pain (2019). Dr Prakash is a clinician, researcher, academician, and trainer.
Dr Mary Abraham is an MD (AIIMS) and DNB anaesthesiology, with 35 years of experience in neuroanaesthesiology, pain, and palliative care. She is a senior consultant in pain at the Max Multi Speciality Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi. She has several papers to her credit, has contributed chapters in various books and has co-authored Conquering Pain (2019). She has organised many conferences and conducted workshops on neuroanaesthesia and pain medicine. She has contributed medical illustrations to various books, including Managing Chronic Pain. Dr Abraham is a clinician, researcher, and academician.
Amrita Mukerji, Managing Editor, HarperCollins India, appreciating the book says, “This is an extremely important and necessary book that addresses the issue of chronic pain comprehensively – not just the physical pain but the underlying mind-body connection. Written in easy-to-understand language with illustrations for easy comprehension by two doctors with years of experience, I’m sure it will be of great use to those suffering from chronic pain conditions.”