| Current states of opinion and future directions on the epidemiology of sex differences in human pain. | |
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PMID: 22059202 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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One of the most commonly neglected findings in the human pain literature is the observation of sex differences in the mechanisms that support the phenotypic expression of pain. The present commentary describes an assessment of the prevalence of observed sex differences in various pain processes, and of how expert pain researchers interpret the epidemiology and, hence, the proximate and ultimate causes of such differences. Forty-two pain investigators completed an anonymous survey on the epidemiology of sex differences in the human pain experience. Investigator responses indicated that sex differences are pervasive across various areas of pain research, that sex differences are particularly pronounced in the area of situational influences on pain behaviors, and that contemporary pain researchers largely disagree on the epidemiology of, and hence, proximate and ultimate causes of the differences. The relevance of social situational factors on sex differences in pain behaviours is discussed in the context of evolutionary, developmental, social psychology and pain sensory systems that may function, in part, for regulating interpersonal intimacy. |
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Authors:
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Jacob M Vigil |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Pain research & management : the journal of the Canadian Pain Society = journal de la société canadienne pour le traitement de la douleur Volume: 16 ISSN: 1203-6765 ISO Abbreviation: Pain Res Manag Publication Date: 2011 Sep-Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-11-07 Completed Date: 2011-12-16 Revised Date: 2012-09-28 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9612504 Medline TA: Pain Res Manag Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 317-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA. vigilj@unm.edu |
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Attitude* Female Health Surveys Humans Male Pain / epidemiology*, psychology* Sex Characteristics* |
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