[The physiological and cultural roots of pain].
The treatment of pain is a major issue. However, it is not always possible for nurses to relieve patients or to understand the social, cultural and psychological roots of the pain. Pain is, by definition, felt on an individual level while at the same time being a concept which can be generalised and which is an inherent part of humanity. Understanding this constitutes a way of treating pain.
Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée. Bertrand.Quetin@ac-paris.fr
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D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010146:Pain / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology