Is There Such a Thing as Psychological Pain? and Why It Matters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18927768 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Biro (0000-0002-3408-6274, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 658-667 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Culture Medicine and Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-005X • E-ISSN: 1573-076X |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11013-010-9190-y |
| PMID | 20835887 |
| PMCID | PMC2952112 |
| OpenAlex | W2111857782 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 13 |
Medicine regards pain as a signal of physical injury to the body despite evidence contradicting the linkage and despite the exclusion of vast numbers of sufferers who experience psychological pain. By broadening our concept of pain and making it more inclusive, we would not only better accommodate the basic science of pain but also would recognize what is already appreciated by the layperson--that pain from diverse sources, physical and psychological, share an underlying felt structure
Layperson · Political science · Psychological pain · Psychological science · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Empathy and Medical Education · Law · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Psychology · Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |