Updating the definition of pain

Affiliations

¹ Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Review

Amanda C de C Williams et al. Pain. 2016 Nov.

. 2016 Nov;157(11):2420-2423.

doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000613.

¹ Research Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
² Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

No abstract available

Comment in

Critical comments on Williams and Craig's recent proposal for revising the definition of pain.
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Defining pain: past, present, and future.
Alcock MM. Alcock MM. Pain. 2017 Apr;158(4):761-762. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000828. Pain. 2017. PMID: 28301403 No abstract available.
Supporting the updated definition of pain. But what about labour pain?
Whitburn LY, Jones LE, Davey MA, Small R. Whitburn LY, et al. Pain. 2017 May;158(5):990-991. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000841. Pain. 2017. PMID: 28414707 No abstract available.
A conceptual framework for "updating the definition of pain".
Tesarz J, Eich W. Tesarz J, et al. Pain. 2017 Jun;158(6):1177-1178. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000878. Pain. 2017. PMID: 28514255 No abstract available.

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