title: The concept of pain.
abstract: The experience of pain is a mysterious consequence of the human condition. In the Western world, our understanding of pain has evolved in concert with our understanding of the world around us. As attitudes toward pain have changed, methods to alleviate pain have been developed in accordance with the science and religious climate of the period.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Jaros
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008959:Models, Neurological; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010146:Pain / Q000208:ethnology / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology; D010465:Perception