Both male and female observers are susceptible to the false belief that women exaggerate their pain.
- Reader in Clinical Health Psychology & Science, Medicine & Society Network, UCL
Chronic pain, defined as disabling pain that persists despite attempts at treatment and often without obvious cause, has become a serious challenge for health professionals. It is not surprising that someone…
Surprisingly for such a universal experience, pain is profoundly misrepresented by common myths about what it is and what it means. These are rooted in dualistic models: the body as a simple machine and…
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