Pain Recovery For Families

Author : Mel Pohl
Publisher : Central Recovery Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0981848230
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pain Recovery for Families written by Mel Pohl and published by Central Recovery Press, LLC. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear, straightforward explanations of concepts inform and educate in a way that is easy to understand.

Author : Mel Pohl
Publisher : Central Recovery Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1936290375
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pain Recovery written by Mel Pohl and published by Central Recovery Press, LLC. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teaches what chronic pain is and how and why it affects every area of the individual's life.

Author : Julie K. Silver M.D.
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674267362
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronic Pain and the Family written by Julie K. Silver M.D. and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2004-10-25 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting as many as 48 million people in this country alone. It can demoralize and depress both patient and family, especially when there is no effective pain control and no hope for relief. Improperly managed, chronic pain can lead to substance abuse (usually painkillers) and to acute psychological and emotional distress. Pain begets stress and stress begets pain in a wretched downward spiral. Silver reviews the causes and characteristics of chronic pain and explores its impact on individual family relationships and on the extended family, covering such issues as employment, parenting, childbearing and inheritance, and emotional health. Silver treats aspects of chronic pain not covered in a typical office visit: how men and women differ in their experience of chronic pain, the effect of chronic pain on a toddler's behavior or an older child's performance in school, the risks of dependence on and addiction to pain medications, and practical ways for relatives beyond the immediate family circle to offer help and support to the person in pain.

Author : James Fenley, Jr.
Publisher : Central Recovery Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1936290847
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding a Purpose in the Pain written by James Fenley, Jr. and published by Central Recovery Press, LLC. This book was released on 2012-02-17 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An excellent resource for family members of addicts, and many chapters speak directly to their issues.

Author : Mel Pohl
Publisher : Central Recovery Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1936290413
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pain Recovery for Families written by Mel Pohl and published by Central Recovery Press, LLC. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interactive guide to help family members of someone with chronic pain and problematic use of addictive substances. It explores the challenges of living with chronic pain and addiction in the family and offers ways to restore physical, mental, emotional and spiritual balance.

Author : Beverly Conyers
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1592858333
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Everything Changes written by Beverly Conyers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compassionate, user-friendly handbook for family and friends navigating the many challenges that come with a loved one's new-found sobriety. A relative or friend has finally taken those tentative first steps toward sobriety. With the relief of this life-changing course of action comes a new and difficult set of challenges for recovering addicts and those who love them. Family members and friends often find themselves unsure of how to weather such a dramatic turn, as the rules and routines of their relationships no longer pertain.Everything Changes assuages fears and uncertainty by teaching loved ones of newly recovering addicts how to navigate the often-tumultuous early months of recovery. Beverly Conyers, author of the acclaimed Addict in the Family, again shares the hope and knowledge that she gained as a parent of a recovering addict by focusing on the aftermath of addiction. She outlines the physical and psychological changes that recovering addicts go through, and offers practical tools to help family members and friends:build a fresh, rewarding relationship with the addictbe supportive without setting themselves up for disappointmentavoid enabling destructive behaviorset and maintain boundariescope with relapsedeal with the practicalities of sober living, such as helping the addict find a job and deal with the stigma of addiction.

Author : Rachael Coakley
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300216289
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book When Your Child Hurts written by Rachael Coakley and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-28 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Parents of a child in pain want nothing more than to offer immediate comfort. But a child with chronic or recurring pain requires much more. His or her parents need skills and strategies not only for increasing comfort but also for helping their child deal with an array of pain-related challenges, such as school disruption, sleep disturbance, and difficulties with peers. This essential guide, written by an expert in pediatric pain management, is the practical, accessible, and comprehensive resource that families and caregivers have been awaiting. It offers in-the-moment strategies for managing a child’s pain along with expert advice for fostering long-term comfort. Dr. Rachael Coakley, a clinical pediatric psychologist who works exclusively with families of children with chronic or recurrent pain, provides a set of research-proven strategies—some surprisingly counter-intuitive—to achieve positive results quickly and lastingly. Whether the pain is disease-related, the result of an injury or surgery, or caused by another condition or syndrome, this book offers what every parent of a child in pain most needs: effective methods for reversing the cycle of chronic pain.

Author : Michael R. Clark
Publisher : Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers
ISBN 13 : 3805597258
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronic Pain and Addiction written by Michael R. Clark and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between chronic pain and addiction Patients with chronic pain understandably seek relief from their distress and discomfort, but many medications that alleviate pain are potentially addictive, and most chronic pain conditions only have a temporary response to opiate analgesic drugs. This volume reviews the fundamental topics that underlie the complex relationships of this controversial domain. The authors review behavioral models and practical methods for understanding and treating chronic pain and addiction including methods to formulate patients with complex comorbidity and screen patients with chronic pain for addictive liability. Finally, the authors describe the current findings from clinical and basic science that illuminate the role of opiates, cannabinoids and ketamine in the treatment of chronic pain. Up to date and comprehensive, this book is relevant to all professionals engaged in the care of patients with chronic pain or addiction and all others interested in these contemporary issues, particularly non-clinicians seeking clarity in the controversy over the best approach to patients with chronic pain.

Author : Joseph Lee
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1616494530
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Recovering My Kid written by Joseph Lee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National expert Dr. Joseph Lee explains the nature of youth addiction and treatment, and how families can create a safe and supportive environment for their loved ones during treatment and throughout their recovery. National expert Dr. Joseph Lee explains the nature of youth addiction and treatment, and how families can create a safe and supportive environment for their loved ones during treatment and throughout recovery.Raising a child is tough as it is, but when your kid becomes addicted to alcohol or other drugs, it can feel as if you’re living a nightmare. You’re not alone. In Recovering My Kid, Dr. Joseph Lee, a leading youth addiction specialist, takes worried, confused, and angry parents by the hand and addresses their most pressing questions and fears: What is addiction? What happens when my child returns home from treatment? How can my family support his or her recovery? What if my child relapses? How can my family get well again?Getting your child and your family well again requires the support and understanding of the whole family, even if feelings and trust were damaged. In his engaging and straightforward style, Lee explains the difficult concepts of addiction, treatment, and recovery in a way parents and families can understand and gives them concrete strategies they can put into practice.This book will help family members begin to understand what their loved one is going through and how they can help the addict adjust to a clean-and-sober life while still taking care of themselves.

Author : Barbara Theodosiou
Publisher : Hazelden Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1616497793
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Without Shame written by Barbara Theodosiou and published by Hazelden Publishing. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Barbara Theodosiou and her family reveal the pain, loss, and connection that emerge from addiction, trauma, codependency, and recovery in this unique view into the heart of a national crisis. The ringing phone startles Barbara during another sleepless night. She knows it must be Daniel, her big-hearted, intelligent son who has spent years cycling through hospitals, jails, and treatment centers. Although Daniel’s childhood struggles started much earlier, he was sixteen when Barbara discovered he was horribly addicted to DXM, the drug found in many over-the-counter cough medicines. After picking up the pieces from one more of her son’s relapses, Barbara seeks support in the online refuge she created when she had nowhere else to turn: The Addict’s Mom. There, she can “Share Without Shame” with others who understand. These other mothers know that it can become normal to hope your son will be locked up so he isn’t sleeping on the street. These other moms understand how it feels to realize you have not just one addicted child but two--Barbara discovered her oldest son Peter’s addiction just six months after Daniel’s. And when that happens, sometimes all a mother can do is try to save herself. But this isn’t just a mother’s story. Without Shame encompasses Daniel’s own poetry and prose, Peter’s story of healing against all odds, their sister Nicole’s story of balancing compassion and independence, and other often unheard voices. This multifaceted story reveals what it truly means to describe addiction as a family disease.