Associations between traumatic stress symptoms, pain and bio-active components in burn wounds

Pain is a problem following burns, often complicated by anxiety and acute traumatic stress symptoms (Giannoni-Pastor et al., 2016; Summer et al., 2007). Psychological theories such as the mutual maintenance theory (Sharp and Harvey, 2001) propose that physiological, cognitive, behavioral and affective factors of pain and posttraumatic stress influence and maintain each other. According to the Neuromatrix theory (Melzack and Katz, 2013), a leading pain theory, pain is a multidimensional experience in which sensory and psychological inputs play an important role.

Source: Psychoneuroendocrinology - May 30, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: N.E. Van Loey, H.W.C. Hofland, M. Vlig, E. Vandermeulen, T. Rose, R.H.J. Beelen, M.M.W. Ulrich Source Type: research