About this Research Topic
Chronic and acute illness manifests not just in physiological ailments but also multiple associated psychosocial aspects. Papers are invited into the psychological aspects of the experience of pain which could widen the scope of pain management practices into a larger rubric which is holistic. Accepted thresholds of pain are personal, socially constructed and medically validated. Yet the lived experience of pain is highly psychological. The evolutionary necessity of pain as a harbinger of survival and a beacon of warning as well as an adaptive mechanism are aimed to be examined along multidimensional aspects which could be cultural, socioeconomic, gendered, cognitive as well as anatomical all leading into the body of understanding of somatic and psychological pain. Pain as making collective behavior possible and necessary is another dimension that the research strands could explore and weave into the fabric of understanding of pain management practices. Pain arising out of experienced traumas of the collective, of displacement and of occupational and vocational imperatives or violence are also welcome which may help understand the nuances of perceived shared pain and its imperatives for well-being.
Cutting edge submissions are sought along impact of social norms, personal perceptions, digital technologies etc. and their influence on pain perception and management practices. Exemplars of practices of where public health systems have surmounted the anatomical focus to incorporate the larger dynamic of the humane, leading to better subjective markers of pain management and resilience.
Papers are sought on research focused upon, but not limited to subjectivities in the experience of pain-psychosocial factors which exacerbate or alleviate pain with emphasis on the interstices and the role of palliative versus rehabilitative care in chronic/acute pain. Both phenomenologically and policy wise, practices which necessitate change in perspectives as seen in the emergent global pandemic scenario are welcome and widely sought to capture and harness a further understanding into the dynamics of pain perception and management.
Cutting edge submissions are sought along impact of social norms, personal perceptions, digital technologies etc. and their influence on pain perception and management practices. Exemplars of practices of where public health systems have surmounted the anatomical focus to incorporate the larger dynamic of the humane, leading to better subjective markers of pain management and resilience.
Papers are sought on research focused upon, but not limited to subjectivities in the experience of pain-psychosocial factors which exacerbate or alleviate pain with emphasis on the interstices and the role of palliative versus rehabilitative care in chronic/acute pain. Both phenomenologically and policy wise, practices which necessitate change in perspectives as seen in the emergent global pandemic scenario are welcome and widely sought to capture and harness a further understanding into the dynamics of pain perception and management.
Keywords: Psychological Pain, Somatic Pain, Pain Management, Well-Being
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