This review provides a critical synthesis of empirical studies from a broad perspective, including the definition and existing evidences of psychological pain, how it was measured and related with physical pain and suicide.
心理痛苦是社会认知心理学和灾难心理学的重要概念之一,目前对心理痛苦的研究已经取得一定成果,主要包括心理痛苦的界定;心理痛苦的测量方法;心理痛苦客观存在的证据、心理痛苦与生理疼痛的关系、心理痛苦与自杀的关系。