Handbook of Pain Assessment
Third Edition

Edited by Dennis C. Turk and Ronald Melzack

542 Pages Size: 7" x 10"
Hardcover December 2010 ISBN 978-1-60623-976-6 Cat. #3976 Price: $90.00 $76.50 order	E-book August 2011 ISBN 978-1-60623-980-3 EPUB format Price: $90.00 $76.50 order

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Dennis C. Turk, PhD, is the John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Research and Director of the Center for Pain Research on Impact, Measurement, and Effectiveness at the University of Washington School of Medicine. His research focuses on the assessment and treatment of a range of chronic pain conditions, clinical trial design, comparative effectiveness research, subgroup identification and treatment matching, and coping and adaptation. Dr. Turk is a recipient of the John C. Liebeskind Award for Career Contribution to Pain Research from the American Academy of Pain Management and the Wilbert E. Fordyce Clinical Investigator Award from the American Pain Society.

Ronald Melzack, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at McGill University. Dr. Melzack developed the McGill Pain Questionnaire, a widely used measurement tool for research on pain in human subjects. In recognition of his breakthrough research on pain, Dr. Melzack has received numerous awards from groups including the Canadian Psychological Association, Canadian Pain Society, Canada Council for the Arts, American Academy of Pain Management, and American Society of Regional Anesthesia. In 2009, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.