Definition versus measurement of mental pain: A reply to meerwijk and weiss

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 64-

  Tossani, Eliana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EMOTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MENTAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SENSIBILITY; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TISSUE INJURY; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; DEMORALIZATION; DEPRESSION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; OUTPATIENT; PAIN SEVERITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATICS; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; THREAT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

EID: 84890494312     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: 14230348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000353394     Document Type: Letter

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