Title:  Anxiety, Depression, and Anger in Pain: Research Findings and Clinical Options
Author:  Ephrem Fernandez
ISBN:  0-9723164-0-X
Format:  Softcover, 334 Pages
Publication Date:  September 2002 (1st Edition)
Copyright:  2002
Published by:  Advanced Psychological Resources
Printed & Bound by:  University of Toronto Press
Price:  $59.95 USD. Save $10 off the original list price. Now $49.95 USD.

"This volume promises to be a critical resource for both investigators and clinicians alike because of the balance that is achieved between a rigorous consideration of the scientific foundations and advances in this area, as well as a practical discussion of the application of this knowledge in the clinical setting ... All in all, this is a must read for anyone with an interest in this critically important topic within the field of pain and pain management."

Robert D. Kerns, Ph.D.
Chief of Psychology Service, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Associate Professor Psychiatry, Neurology & Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

"... Ephrem Fernandez has summarized the present knowledge in the field in a comprehensive book ... It is obvious that Dr. Fernandez has great clinical experience and knowledge about the relevant literature in the field. The book is recommended to both clinicians as well as research workers in the field of clinical pain."

Lars von Knorring, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

"The old question of whether it is the pain that causes the affective response, or vice versa, is well handled, as is the issue of whether and to what extent physiological and psychological diathesis is involved. There is no stumbling over dualism here ... Fernandez provides both a concise summary of the present state of research, and an evaluative review of therapies for the clinician. All involved in pain research and treatment should read and use this superb book - they will be well rewarded."

Richard A. Sternbach, Ph.D.
Founding and Honorary Member, International Association for the Study of Pain
Founding Member and Past President, American Pain Society
Former Director, Pain Treatment Center, Scripps Clinic & Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, USA

"Health professionals now have what promises to be a remedy for a persistent problem: neglect of the manifold roles played by the emotions in the pain experience ... Of great empirical value and interest is the detailed discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of instruments which essay to measure anxiety and fear ... Psychological and pharmacological treatments of depressed pain patients receive detailed attention, including adverse side effects ... Perhaps the most important contribution of this book will turn out to be the treatment of the little explored topics of anger and hostility ... this book is an absolute must for the library of every clinician evaluating pain patients and every investigator conducting pain research."

W. Crawford Clark, Ph.D.
Professor of Medical Psychology, College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

"Dr. Fernandez has written a book, which is bound to have enormous heuristic value to researchers in the psychology and psychiatry of pain. Rather than approaching the topic from the constricting paradigm of disorder, he has taken the three negative affects of anxiety, depression and anger and examined their relationship with pain. This allows a more fluid and creative analysis of the interactions between pain and affect."

Robert G. Large, M.B.Ch.B., D.P.M., Ph.D.
Clinical Director, The Auckland Regional Pain Services (TARPS), Auckland Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

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