People in pain : guidelines for pastoral care / [print]
Wayne E. Oates and Charles E. Oates.
- first edition.
- Philadelphia : Westminster Press, (c)1985.
- 152 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
The experience of pain in the presence of God -- Pastoral encounters with pain sufferers -- The neurophysiology of pain -- The clinical assessment of pain and chronic pain syndromes -- Pain therapy and management -- The perception of pain -- A way of life for controlling pain -- Spiritual concerns of the pain patient -- The social readjustment rating scale -- Appendix of drug names -- Glossary of pain-relevant terms.