Managing Chronic Pain by Dr Vandana V Prakash and Dr Mary Abraham

nandini.tripathi@harpercollins.co.in | 6 March 2024

is proud to announce the release of

 Managing Chronic Pain

by Dr Vandana V. Prakash

Dr Mary Abraham

Releasing 12 March 2024| 240pp | Rs 399

ABOUT THE BOOK

Do you have any pain that has lasted over twelve weeks? Or that has persisted long after the healing period of an injury is over? Then you could be experiencing chronic pain.

Studies reveal that three out of ten people worldwide experience chronic pain. It is a condition that brings with it myriad problems at the physical, emotional, personal, familial, societal and occupational levels–making it a biopsychosocial phenomenon.

In this book, experienced clinicians Dr Vandana V. Prakash and Dr Mary Abraham uncover the mind-body connection of chronic pain and show us how its mental and social processes cannot be separated from the physical. Backed by their years of practice and using case studies, they explain the various relief strategies available for chronic pain–from pharmacological support and interventional procedures to dry needling, from physical and psychological therapies to complementary and alternative therapies.

Simple and informative, Managing Chronic Pain will help you understand and manage your symptoms better and regain control over your life.

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Authors Dr Vandana V. Prakash and Dr Mary Abraham say, ‘For years we have been meeting and treating patients with all kinds of physical and emotional pain. During these interactions we realized that there were many misnomers about understanding pain and pain behaviour and its treatment. When pain has not remitted even after 3 months, it then is considered chronic. Chronic pain is not just physical pain gone awry but brings in its wake a plethora of emotional distress, depression, anxiety, stress and many other psychological, economic and social upheavals. To treat chronic pain all issues need to be addressed simultaneously. This is called total pain management. This book addresses these issues at length, interspersed with case studies. It is written in simple language to make it comprehensible to non-medical persons as well.’

Amrita Mukerji, Managing Editor, HarperCollins India, says, ‘This is an extremely important and necessary book that addresses the issue of chronic pain comprehensively – not just the physical pain but the underlying mind-body connection. Written in easy-to-understand language with illustrations for easy comprehension by two doctors with years of experience, I’m sure it will be of great use to those suffering from chronic pain conditions.’

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Dr Vandana V. Prakash is a senior consultant clinical psychologist practising for the past thirty years. She has an MPhil in medical and social psychology from NIMHANS, Bangalore. She has several research papers to her credit and has co-authored chapters on suicidal behaviour in adolescents for various international publications. She has also co-authored Conquering Pain (2019). Her next book is about learning disabilities. Dr Prakash is a clinician, researcher, academician and trainer.

Dr Mary Abraham is MD (AIIMS) and DNB anaesthesiology, with thirty-five years of experience in neuroanaesthesiology, pain and palliative care. She is a senior consultant in pain at the Max Multi Speciality Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi. She has several papers to her credit, has contributed chapters in various books and has co-authored Conquering Pain (2019). She has organized many conferences and conducted workshops on neuroanaesthesia and pain medicine. She has contributed medical illustrations to various books, including Managing Chronic Pain. Dr Abraham is a clinician, researcher and academician.

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For reviews, excerpts, author interviews and more information, please contact Nandini Tripathi at nandini.tripathi@harpercollins.co.in