Pain

"Pain" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by NERVE ENDINGS of NOCICEPTIVE NEURONS.

Descriptor ID	D010146
MeSH Number(s)	C23.888.592.612 F02.830.816.444 G11.561.790.444
Concept/Terms	Pain Pain Pain, Burning Pain, Burning Burning Pain Burning Pains Pains, Burning Suffering, Physical Suffering, Physical Physical Suffering Physical Sufferings Sufferings, Physical Pain, Migratory Pain, Migratory Migratory Pain Migratory Pains Pains, Migratory Pain, Radiating Pain, Radiating Pains, Radiating Radiating Pain Radiating Pains Pain, Splitting Pain, Splitting Pains, Splitting Splitting Pain Splitting Pains Ache Ache Aches Pain, Crushing Pain, Crushing Crushing Pain Crushing Pains Pains, Crushing

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Pain".

Diseases [C]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Signs and Symptoms [C23.888]
Neurologic Manifestations [C23.888.592]
Pain [C23.888.592.612]
Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Psychological Phenomena [F02]
Psychophysiology [F02.830]
Sensation [F02.830.816]
Pain [F02.830.816.444]
Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena [G11.561]
Sensation [G11.561.790]
Pain [G11.561.790.444]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Pain".

publications

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Pain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Pain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 216 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2020 and 2023

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	2	0	2
1997	1	1	2
1998	1	1	2
1999	0	3	3
2001	3	1	4
2002	1	2	3
2003	3	6	9
2004	3	0	3
2005	6	4	10
2006	4	6	10
2007	6	0	6
2008	7	2	9
2009	10	4	14
2010	9	2	11
2011	6	1	7
2012	2	4	6
2013	4	1	5
2014	4	1	5
2015	4	5	9
2016	8	0	8
2017	7	1	8
2018	12	0	12
2019	13	2	15
2020	8	8	16
2021	1	6	7
2022	3	8	11
2023	3	13	16
2024	0	1	1
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Pain" by people in Profiles.

Dodds KN, Fattori V, Andrews NA, Appleyard CB, Christianson JA, Gomez R, McAllister SL, Missmer SA, Nagel J, Nunez-Badinez P, Rogers MS, Saunders PTK, Tejada MA, Vincent K, Hummelshoj L, Bruner-Tran KL, Greaves E. WERF Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonisation Project for Experimental Models in Endometriosis Research (EPHect-EM-Pain): methods to assess pain behaviour in rodent models of endometriosis. Mol Hum Reprod. 2025 Jul 03; 31(3).

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Bakhshaie J, Ditre JW, Clausen BK, Redmond BY, Ly T, Zvolensky MJ. Pain Interference and Intensity in Relation to Abstinence Outcomes Following a One-Session Personalized Feedback Smoking Cessation Digital-Intervention. Subst Use Misuse. 2025; 60(5):742-748.

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Mayorga NA, Smit T, Salwa A, Buitron V, Garza M, Ochoa-Perez M, Lemaire C, Zvolensky MJ. Examining Financial Strain and Subjective Social Status in Terms of Behavioral Health Among Latinx Adults in a Federally Qualified Health Center. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 Oct; 12(5):3429-3441.

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Garey L, Salwa A, Smit T, Mayorga NA, Redmond BY, Fernandez SB, Ditre JW, Obasi E, Zvolensky MJ. Pain Severity in Relation to Smoking Cessation Problems and Self-Efficacy for Quitting among Latinx Individuals Who Smoke Cigarettes: The Moderating Role of Perceived Discrimination. Subst Use Misuse. 2024; 59(2):225-234.

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Zvolensky MJ, Shepherd JM, Clausen BK, Ditre JW, Smit T, Redmond B. Differences in Pain Severity and Interference between Latinx Combustible Cigarette Smokers and Dual Users with Current Pain. Behav Med. 2025 Jan-Mar; 51(1):7-17.

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Mistry D, Smit T, Ditre JW, Bakhshaie J, Zvolensky MJ. The Role of Pain Avoidance in the Relation between Pain Intensity and Smoking Cessation Processes. Behav Med. 2025 Apr-Jun; 51(2):164-173.

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Caccavale S, Boccellino MP, Brancaccio G, Alfano R, Argenziano G. Keratolytics can replace curettage in daylight photodynamic therapy for actinic keratosis on the face/scalp: A randomized clinical trial. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2024 Mar; 38(3):594-601.

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Green BN, Johnson CD, Crawford C, Tavares PA, Murnaghan K, Haldeman S, Hurwitz EL, Yang H, de Luca K. Association between spinal and non-spinal health conditions reported in epidemiological studies: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 10 03; 13(10):e075382.

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Morris MC, Goodin BR, Bruehl S, Myers H, Rao U, Karlson C, Huber FA, Nag S, Carter C, Kinney K, Dickens H. Adversity type and timing predict temporal summation of pain in African-American adults. J Behav Med. 2023 12; 46(6):996-1009.

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Garey L, Smit T, Bizier A, Redmond BY, Ditre JW, Rogers AH, Bakhshaie J, Nizio P, Zvolensky MJ. Pain interference among adult dual combustible and electronic tobacco users in terms of perceived barriers for quitting. Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2024 Feb; 32(1):45-53.

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