The Coupling of Pain, Anxiety, and Stress

The Coupling of Pain, Anxiety, and Stress There is considerable neurobiological, clinical and epidemiological evidence that the systemic phenomena of anxiety and pain closely interact. Both perceptions trigger stress activation processes and are in turn modulated by long-term stress. This overview i...

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Published inPraxis (Bern. 1994) Vol. 110; no. 5; p. 263
Main Authors Egloff, Niklaus, Mueller, Darius B, Orlof, Agnieszka M, Grosse Holtforth, Martin, Blaettler, Larissa T
Format Journal Article
LanguageGerman
Published Switzerland 01.04.2021
Subjects
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Male
Pain
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Chronischer Schmerz
post-traumatic stress disorder
posttraumatische Belastungsstörung
trouble de la douleur
Angststörung
Schmerzerkrankung
pain disorders
anxiety disorders
trouble anxieux
trouble de stress post-traumatique
Douleur chronique
Chronic pain
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Summary:The Coupling of Pain, Anxiety, and Stress There is considerable neurobiological, clinical and epidemiological evidence that the systemic phenomena of anxiety and pain closely interact. Both perceptions trigger stress activation processes and are in turn modulated by long-term stress. This overview illustrates the coupling of pain, anxiety and stress with some clinical examples. The relations shown here should help us to gain a holistic view of the individual patient and his/her psychosocial reality, in which nociceptive, affective and vegetative symptoms are often interdependent and mutually reinforcing each other.
ISSN:1661-8157