Turk (anesthesiology and pain research, U. of Washington) and Melzack (psychology, McGill U., Canada) assemble researchers in pain management, psychology, psychiatry, neurology, anesthesiology, and other specialities from North America and Europe to examine the complex problem of pain assessment, the available instruments and procedures, evaluation of existing methods, and important issues in selecting them. They address self-report measures; other measures that rely on facial expressions, nonverbal sounds, movements, postures, and soothing efforts; assessment of infants, children, adolescents, older adults, and those who cannot communicate due to physical or mental limitations; assessment of specific conditions and syndromes, including acute, back, myofascial, neuropathic, and cancer pain, fibromyalgia, and headache; and special issues like comorbid psychiatric disorders, disability evaluation, treatment screening, epidemiological and survey methods, and quality of life. Some chapters have been updated and expanded for this edition. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)