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Goodall, Maeve; Irving, Kate; Nevin, Mary – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Background: People with profound intellectual disabilities are a population with complex comorbidities. Total pain recognises the interconnectedness of aspects of pain; social, psychological, physical, emotional, spiritual. Pain is under-recognised due to communication challenges and carers perceptions. This review's purpose is to synthesise…
Descriptors: Severe Intellectual Disability, Pain, Perception, Knowledge Level
Angheluta, Anne-Marie; Lee, Bonnie K. – Canadian Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2011
Chronic pain is acknowledged as a phenomenological experience resulting from biological, psychological, and social interactions. Consequently, treatment for this complex and debilitating health phenomenon is often approached from multidisciplinary and biopsychosocial perspectives. One approach to treating chronic pain involves implementing…
Descriptors: Pain, Art Therapy, Outcomes of Treatment, Psychology
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Plichta, Stacey B. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2004
Extensive research indicates that intimate partner violence (IPV) poses a significant risk to the physical health of women. IPV is associated with increased mortality, injury and disability, worse general health, chronic pain, substance abuse, reproductive disorders, and poorer pregnancy outcomes. IPV is also associated with an overuse of health…
Descriptors: Physical Health, Health Services, Females, Substance Abuse