What Is the Relationship between Pain and Emotion? Bridging Constructs and Communities

Although pain is defined as a sensory and emotional experience, it is traditionally researched and clinically treated separately from emotion. Conceptual and mechanistic relationships between these constructs highlight the need for better understanding of their bi-directional influences and the valu...

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Published in:Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) Mass.), 2020-07, Vol.107 (1), p.17-21
Main Authors: Gilam, Gadi, Gross, James J., Wager, Tor D., Keefe, Francis J., Mackey, Sean C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
affect
Animal cognition
Behavior
brain
Brain - physiopathology
chronic pain
emotion
Emotions
Emotions - physiology
Humans
interoception
mental health
Nervous system
nociception
noxious
Pain
Pain - psychology
subjective experience
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Summary:Although pain is defined as a sensory and emotional experience, it is traditionally researched and clinically treated separately from emotion. Conceptual and mechanistic relationships between these constructs highlight the need for better understanding of their bi-directional influences and the value of bridging the pain and emotion research and clinical communities. Despite their inherent connection, pain and emotion remain largely separate at the theoretical, empirical, clinical, and institutional levels. Gilam et al. emphasize that bridging across these levels will advance our understanding of pain and emotion’s normative and pathological manifestations.
ISSN:0896-6273
1097-4199
DOI:10.1016/j.neuron.2020.05.024