 | B. C. Mossman, M. W. Stark - 1995 - 277 pages
...the apparent analgesic effect of acupuncture in some clinical circumstances. Pain may be defined as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage" (International Association for the Study of Pain, Subcommittee on... | |
 | Deborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro, Betty Ferrell - 1995 - 404 pages
...definition proposed by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) specifies pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such CHAPTER 4 damage"7 (p. 250). It is important to note that both definitions... | |
 | Maryann S. Bates - 1996 - 240 pages
...varied components, the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) recently defined pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage" (Merskey 1986:217). The IASP stresses that pain is always subjective... | |
 | F. de Conno, Augusto Caraceni - 1996 - 64 pages
...pattern can be seen for metastases. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage". Most commonly pain is perceived when that part of the peripheral... | |
 | Ghazi Asaad - 1996 - 164 pages
...the Subcommittee on Taxonomy of the International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage" (Merskey, 1986). The Committee on Pain, Disability, and Chronic... | |
 | David I. Mostofsky, Yaʻaḳov Lomrants - 1997 - 416 pages
...In the lexicon of the more technical disciplines, alternative definitions are to be found, such as "Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience...associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage" (International Association for the Study of Pain — IASP), a definition... | |
 | Alison Twycross, Anthony Moriarty, Tracy Betts - 1998 - 196 pages
...chronic pain in children. The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines pain as: 'An unpleasant, sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage'. There are several points to note about this definition: • the... | |
 | S. N. Ayapetian, A. V. Apkarian - 1998 - 410 pages
...Definitions The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain (Merskey & Bogduk, 1 994) as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage." "Hyperalgesia" is "an increased response to a stimulus which is... | |
 | Pamela J. Haylock, Carol P. Curtiss - 1997 - 200 pages
...of pain, pain can be relieved. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage or described in terms of such damage." The pain that people with cancer have can be caused by one or many... | |
 | Institute of Medicine, Committee on Care at the End of Life - 1997 - 457 pages
...used interchangeably, but it is worth distinguishing between the two. Physical pain may be defined as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage, or both" (International Association for the Study of Pain, 1979).... | |
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An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage'. 
