Dr. Ranjan Roy
Fellow
Current Employer
University of Manitoba
Election Year
2002
Academy
Académie des sciences sociales
Discipline
Social Work
Department
Faculty of Medicine
Keywords
Chronic pain, psychosocial, familial, epidemiological, psychological therapys
Ranjan Roy has devoted much of his career to exploring social dimensions in the etiology, management and treatment of sufferers of chronic pain disorders. In his eleven books and many chapters and articles, Roy has been single-minded in his efforts to view the patient as a person. His major contribution has been to demonstrate the central role of the family in all facets of illness.