The article by Stilwell et al opened an opportunity to advance pain-related suffering
constructs and future research.
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The article shows clear room for bridging potential associations between pain and
suffering. The authors demonstrated the 4 key attributes of pain-related suffering
from the core concept of Eric Cassell on suffering and pointed out a key challenge
of suffering as a “self-reflective and future-oriented process.” My comments are focused
on this key challenge to suffering in the light of philosophical issues raised in
Cassell's landmark paper,
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Publication history
Published online: November 29, 2022
Accepted:
November 27,
2022
Received in revised form:
September 15,
2022
Received:
July 13,
2022
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- Moving Closer to An Inclusive Definition of Pain-related Suffering and Targeted CareThe Journal of Pain
- PreviewWe thank Dr. Uddin for his interest and engagement with our Focus Article1 on the nature of pain-related suffering. Dr. Uddin's letter touches on a number of important themes that can help expand the discussion on this foundational, but underdeveloped, construct. Below, we aim to offer an important clarification regarding how we understand pain-related suffering, while also contributing to some of the broader discussion on these themes.
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