Peter Stilwell

Pain destroys the mind-body problem <p><em>Pain defies the mind-body divide. We usually see physical and psychological pain as separate, but research shows that pain doesn’t work that way. Sabrina Coninx and Peter Stilwell argue that pa...

We usually see physical and psychological pain as separate, but research shows that pain doesn’t work that way. | https://bit.ly/4syzY8u

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Should we “bracket” or “front-load” in phenomenological qualitative research? New article provides guidance on a theory-driven approach | Peter Stilwell doi.org/10.1177/1609...

Front-Loaded Phenomenology in Qualitative Research: An Introduction and Practical Overview - Peter Stilwell, Shaun Gallagher, Allan Køster, Sophie Lykkegaard Ravn, Timothy H. Wideman, Anthony Vincent ... This article provides guidance on Front-Loaded Phenomenology (FLP) in qualitative research, an approach where researchers use phenomenological concepts and conc...

New from #McGillSPOT Stilwell and Wideman "Front-Loaded Phenomenology in Qualitative Research: An Introduction and Practical Overview" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Featured: Dr. @peterstilwell.bsky.social et al. conducted a theoretically-driven phenomenological study with adults living w/ pain

— Reveal a new mode of pain-related suffering that does not require self-reflection

Full: www.jpain.org/article/S152...

Today’s A Path Forward post is about the publication of our latest pain-related suffering article. I’m very pleased that it is a feature article and the key figure is on the cover. The linked article is in the post and is open access.

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Featured: Dr. @peterstilwell.bsky.social et al. conducted a theoretically-driven phenomenological study with adults living w/ pain

— Reveal a new mode of pain-related suffering that does not require self-reflection

Full: www.jpain.org/article/S152...

Thanks @thejournalofpain.bsky.social for featuring our article! For anyone interested, the Open Access PDF can be found here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Screenshot of Google Scholar showing that a publication by Moayedi and Davis titled "Theories of pain: from specificity to gate control" was cited 1000 times.

Today, I learned that my history of pain theories paper has hit 1000 citations. This was a genuine labour of love - and I'm so delighted (and grateful) to see that so many people read it, and then cited it!

I know 1000 isn't a lot for many on here, but I am very proud of this achievement.

I am thrilled to share people with lived experience have been integrated into all parts of the study. #PainRelatedSuffering
A must read 👇🏽trust me you will learn something new

Our study of people’s worst pain episodes has just been published and is Open Access. The findings are incredibly sad and support the expansion of traditional understandings of suffering. @virginiamci.bsky.social @keithmeldrum.bsky.social @gabriellepage.bsky.social www.jpain.org/article/S152...

Our definition is still in the works as others noted. So far, we have published some pieces to build a foundation for an evidence-based definition, including this initial paper: www.jpain.org/article/S152...

@peterstilwell.bsky.social argues that qualitative methods are needed to really understand how pain and suffering affects the person. He uses phenomenological approaches to explore the question.

@canadianpain.bsky.social ASM 2025

"[B]y framing the question in terms of “body vs. mind” or “physical vs. psychological” we risk falling into a misleading dualism. [...] Pain... challenges us to think beyond the body vs. mind and physical vs. psychological, showing instead how deeply intertwined these realms are."

Interesting!

Developing consensus among people living with pain on what health professionals should know about their lived experiences To address suboptimal pain competency in undergraduate health professional education programs, several organizations are now including people with chronic pain in courses to teach students about th...

Full article: Developing consensus among people living with pain on what health professionals should know about their lived experiences www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Developing consensus among people living with pain on what health professionals should know about their lived experiences. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

It has been great writing this piece with @peterstilwell.bsky.social about the mind-body divide and why it is often misleading to speak of 'physical' vs. 'psychological' pain.

Pain destroys the mind-body problem | Sabrina Coninx and Peter Stilwell

“Pain challenges us to think beyond the body versus mind and physical versus psychological, showing instead how deeply intertwined these realms are.” | buff.ly/KpQPYoU

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