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Eldon Tunks

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Professor EmeritusPsychiatry & Behavioural NeurosciencesMcMaster University

Eldon Tunks

Professor Emeritus

Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences

Faculty of Health Sciences

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

In this role since 2014

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No graduate courses on record.
No publications since 2013.

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Publications

2,592

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Publications by year

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Contact

tunkse@mcmaster.ca

Research

Research areas, by share of publications

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchMedicine
Pain Management and Placebo EffectNeuroscience
Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine
Pain Mechanisms and TreatmentsMedicine

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64 publications.

Book Review: Neuropsychology: The Paradoxical Brain

Tunks E

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry2013First author

DOI: 10.1177/070674371305800112

Psychiatric Aspects of the Epidemiology of Pain

Tunks E, Crook J, Weir R

2013First author

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-28753-4_3603

Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain: Implications for Pain Physicians

Kahan M, Mailis-Gagnon A, Tunks E

Pain Research and Management201182 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1155/2011/434298 PMID: W2296740459

Poststroke Pain – but Multiple Pain Mechanisms

Chari V, Tunks E

Pain Research and Management20105 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1155/2010/923481

Epidemiology of Chronic Pain with Psychological Comorbidity: Prevalence, Risk, Course, and Prognosis

Tunks ER, Crook J, Weir R

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry2008290 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/070674370805300403

Psychological Approaches in the Treatment of Chronic Pain Patients—When Pills, Scalpels, and Needles are Not Enough

Turk DC, Swanson KS, Tunks ER

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry2008259 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1177/070674370805300402

Epidemiologic Perspective on Chronic Pain Treatment

Tunks ER, Weir R, Crook J

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry200825 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/070674370805300404

Chronic Pain and the Psychiatrist

Tunks ER

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry20084 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1177/070674370805300401

Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic Treatment

Tunks E

20081 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1002/9783527622665.ch12

The Natural History and Effective Treatment of Chronic Pain from Musculoskeletal Injury

Tunks E, Crook J, Crook M

2007First author

DOI: 10.59962/9780774852128-012

Researchers with similar interests

William Lloyd Parkinson

Rehabilitation Science

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research

Luciana Macedo

Rehabilitation Science

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

Anita R Gross

Rehabilitation Science

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

S Ramesh Zacharias

Anesthesia

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Pain Management and Opioid Use

Lisa Carlesso

Rehabilitation Science

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Pain Mechanisms and Treatments

Colleen McPhee

Rehabilitation Science

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Dear Professor Tunks, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Book Review: Neuropsychology: The Paradoxical Brain" (2013), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Research

Book Review: Neuropsychology: The Paradoxical Brain

Psychiatric Aspects of the Epidemiology of Pain

Canadian Guideline for Safe and Effective Use of Opioids for Chronic Non‐Cancer Pain: Implications for Pain Physicians

Poststroke Pain – but Multiple Pain Mechanisms

Epidemiology of Chronic Pain with Psychological Comorbidity: Prevalence, Risk, Course, and Prognosis

Psychological Approaches in the Treatment of Chronic Pain Patients—When Pills, Scalpels, and Needles are Not Enough

Epidemiologic Perspective on Chronic Pain Treatment

Chronic Pain and the Psychiatrist

Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic Treatment

The Natural History and Effective Treatment of Chronic Pain from Musculoskeletal Injury

Frequent collaborators

Joan Crook

Robin Elizabeth Weir

Jacqueline Roberts

Amiram Jacob Gafni

Charles Harry Goldsmith

Lawrence Hart

Researchers with similar interests

William Lloyd Parkinson

Luciana Macedo

Anita R Gross

S Ramesh Zacharias

Lisa Carlesso

Colleen McPhee