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7. Pain in Special Populations
Pain in Neonates, Children, and Adolescents
Assessment
Methods for Assessing Pain
Self-Report
Behavioral Observation
Pain Management
Medical Interventions
Analgesics and Adjuvants
Analgesics for Neonates and Young Infants
Epidural Analgesia
Nonpharmacologic Methods
Assessing the Adequacy of Pain Management Strategies
Elderly Patients
Patients With Psychiatric Problems Associated With Cancer Pain
Depression in Patients With Cancer Pain
Suicide and Cancer Pain
Anxiety
Delirium and Its Effects on Treating Pain
Substance Abusers
Minority Populations
Pain in Patients With AIDS