Abstract
During adolescence and puberty, alterations in pain, both experimental and clinical, are observed. In addition, adolescents undergo extensive biopsychosocial changes as they transition from childhood to adulthood. However, a better understanding of how the biopsychosocial changes during adolescence impact pain is needed to improve pain management and develop targeted pain interventions for adolescents. This review synthesizes the literature on alterations in pain during adolescence in humans, describes the potential biopsychosocial factors impacting pain during adolescence, and suggests future research directions to advance the understanding of the impact of adolescent development on pain.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 307-317 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Trends in Neurosciences |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 24 Feb 2023 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 30 Apr 2023 |
Funding
K.E.B. is supported by a postdoctoral fellowship from the Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program . R.L. is supported by the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development (CCHBD) Hearst Foundation Fellowship Award at Seattle Children’s Research Institute.
Funders | Funder number |
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Hearst Foundations | |
Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development | |
Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Program |
Keywords
- biopsychosocial
- brain
- development
- hormones
- nociception
- sex
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Neuroscience