APS
29th APS Annual Convention
Social Factors in Pain
The Institute of Medicine estimates that 100,000,000 American adults experience chronic pain yearly, costing society $560-$635 billion annually. The interplay of physical and social factors in pain is not well understood. The presentations in this symposium explore how social factors affect physical pain and the social effects physical pain treatments.
Chairs & Discussants
- Jennifer CrockerChair
The Ohio State University
Presentations
- Racial Bias, Discrimination, and Disparities in PainVani Mathur
- Endogenous Opioids: The Social Painkiller and MotivatorDavid Hsu
- The Role of Physical Pain in Empathy and Aggression: A Social -Pharmacological ApproachDominik Mischkowski
- Acetaminophen and Social Pain Theory: Complexities, Context, and ConundrumsBaldwin Way
