My proposal

I finally was able to set up the structure of a research proposal that I want to put together... perhaps about pain in psychotics or, to make it easier for myself… could be more general.... 8-O lol

What is pain? 1

How many dimensions are there for the conceptualization of pain? 2

What are the common assessments of pain? 6

Pain and physical abnormality 6

Assessment tools 6

Assessing pain intensity 7

Verbal Rating Scales (VRSs) 7

Visual Analogues Scales (VASs) 8

Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) 8

Picture of Face Scale 9

Assessing pain affect 10

Verbal Rating Scales (VRSs) 10

Visual Analogues Scales (VASs) 11

Descriptor Differential Scale of Pain Affect (DDS-A) 11

Affective Scale of the Pain-O-Meter (POM) 12

Assessing pain Quality 12

NPS 12

Assessing Pain Location 13

How do psychiatric comorbidities complicates the assessment of pain? 13

The patient-doctor interaction 13

The chicken and Egg question 14

What are the issues involved in the assessment of pain in patients with schizophrenia? 16