Hodges' Model: Welcome to the QUAD: The Pain of Parity of Esteem

Hodges' model is a conceptual framework to support reflection and critical thinking. Situated, the model can help integrate all disciplines (academic and professional). Amid news items, are posts that illustrate the scope and application of the model. A bibliography and A4 template are provided in the sidebar. Welcome to the QUAD ...

Thursday, September 17, 2020

The Pain of Parity of Esteem

"Chronic pain is defined as pain that lasts more than 12 weeks or persists beyond the usual healing time (Treed et al., 2015)."
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"Functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of the brain have shown that emotional pain stimulates the somatic pain system, and the somatic pain system activates the nuclear accumbens and ventral tegmental areas, which are the seats of emotion and reward pathways (O'Connor et al., 2008). This biological evidence underscores the complex and bidirectional association between physical and emotional pain." (p.14).

12 weeks

"the mesocortico-limbic dopaminergic pathway and endogenous opioid system"


 

Majeed MH, Naveed S. Chronic Pain in Youth: Can Mental Health Services Provide Relief?. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv. 2018;56(11):13-16. doi:10.3928/02793695-20181012-03

See also:

Morton, J., & O’Reilly, M. (2019). Mental health, big data and research ethics: Parity of esteem in mental health research from a UK perspective. Clinical Ethics, 14(4), 165–172.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1477750919876243
 

RCN: Parity of Esteem – Delivering Physical Health Equality for those with Serious Mental Health Needs

https://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/publications/pub-007618