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Anita Johnston, PhD

Posted At : August 22, 2008 10:30 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Anita Johnston, PhD is the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling which has been published in five languages. She is the Director of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii which she co-founded in 1982, is the Clinical Director and the Founder of the 'Ai Pono Intensive Out-Patient Eating Disorder Programs in Honolulu, and Clinical Consultant to Focus Center for Eating Disorders in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Dr. Johnston has a private practice specializing in women's issues and is a recognized international workshop presenter, lecturing widely to professional organizations, universities, medical institutions, and the community at large.

For more information, visit: www.DrAnitaJohnston.com.

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Behavioral approaches to pain management in the elderly.

Posted At : August 22, 2008 2:53 AM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
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Pain is a complex phenomenon, influenced by many individual and external factors, and may be experienced differently with age. The detrimental health and social effects of chronic pain are well known. Age-related disorders, such as dementia, may interfere with the communication of pain. Health care provider bias and cultural expectations also may be barriers to the recognition and management of pain in the elderly. A multidisciplinary and multimodal approach in older adults is essential to effective assessment and management. Behavioral approaches to pain should be considered and incorporated into treatment where appropriate.

Norelli LJ, Harju SK. Department of Psychiatry, Albany Medical College, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, NY 12208, USA. norelll@mail.amc.edu Clin Geriatr Med. 2008 May;24(2):335-44, vii.

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