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Papers: 26 Jan 2019 - 1 Feb 2019

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2019 Nov


Psychol Trauma


11


8

Pain perception and modulation in ex-POWs who underwent torture: The role of subjective and objective suffering.

Authors

Tsur N, Defrin R, Levin Y, Itzhaky L, Solomon Z
Psychol Trauma. 2019 Nov; 11(8):820-827.
PMID: 30688507.

Abstract

Previous findings have demonstrated that torture survivors exhibit chronic pain and alterations in pain perception. However, not much is known regarding the characteristics of the torture experience and its contribution to these long-term ramifications. The current study examined the unique role of objective severity and subjective suffering in torture in predicting chronic pain and acute pain perception and pain modulation.