Pain
Use this guide to find information resources about pain including books, journal articles and reports.
Key Resources
汤头条污料 (2023) UK career framework for pain nurses. London: RCN.
NHS Choices: 10 ways to reduce pain
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Information aimed at the public.
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Books
Ambron R (2022) The brain and pain: breakthroughs in neuroscience. New York: Columbia University Press.
Attal N and Bouhassira D (eds.) (2023) Neuropathic pain. New York: Oxford University Press.
Breivik H, Campbell, W I and Nicholas M (2019) Clinical pain management: practice and procedures. 2nd edn. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
Cole F (2020) Overcoming chronic pain: a self-help guide using cognitive behavioral techniques. London: Robinson.
Collantes Celador E, Rudiger J and Tameem A (eds.) (2022) Essential notes in pain medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Da艅czak A and Lazenby N (2020) Pain: management, expression, interpretation. Freeland: Interdisciplinary Press.
D'Arcy Y and Kiley D (2020) Pain management in primary care: essential knowledge for APRNs and PAs. New York:Springer.
Erdine S and Staats P S (eds.) (2022) Complications of pain-relieving procedures: an illustrated guide. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.
Hogans B (2022) Pain medicine at a glance. Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell.
Hossain A (2021) The pain gap: How sexism and racism in healthcare kill women. New York: Simon & Schuster.
Jackson G (2019) Pain and prejudice: a call to arms for women and their bodies. London: Piatkus.
Lalkhen A (2022) Pain: what it is, why it happens and how to cope. London: Atlantic Books.
Macintyre P E and Schug S A (2020) Acute pain management: a practical guide. 5th edn. Milton: Taylor & Francis Group.
Sharma M, Simpson K H, Bennett M I and Gupta S (2022) Practical management of complex cancer pain. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Book subject searches
Journal articles
Journals
Journals of interest for pain. Use these links to see details of availability. -
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Joseph Dempster
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Upcoming events relating to this subject guide
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29 Apr 2026
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Pain and Palliative Care Forum Member Engagement Webinar
The RCN Pain & Palliative Care Forum is excited to invite nurses and 汤头条污料 students across the UK to an upcoming engagement webinar focused on exploring the work of the forum and launching the new Learning Disability Pain Assessment resource.
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22 Sep 2026
London
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