Preoperative Optimization of the Chronic Pain Patient is a groundbreaking collaborative effort written by medical and psychological experts in the field of pain management with a specific interest in the perioperative arena. This book provides the framework for an evidence-based synthesis of counseling and intervention for preoperative optimization of chronic pain patients. This is a volume that could and should become part of the reading list for trainee anesthesiologists and anesthetists ... [it] is a valuable book for addressing a critical component of preoperative management of the patient with chronic pain ... [and] complements standard anesthesiology texts on the preoperative preparation of surgical patients.