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Der Schmerzpatient 2019; 2(04): 158-163
DOI: 10.1055/a-0971-0342
DOI: 10.1055/a-0971-0342
Schwerpunkt
Schmerz hat viele Gesichter
Further Information
Publication History
Publication Date:
30 September 2019 (online)

Der mimische Schmerzausdruck gilt als wichtiges Signalsystem in der Schmerzkommunikation. Für die Schmerzdiagnostik bei sprachlich eingeschränkten Patienten ist er klinisch besonders relevant. Durch zusammengekniffene Augen und Brauen, einem Anheben der Oberlippe sowie einem geöffneten Mund können Menschen ihre Schmerzen nonverbal ausdrücken. Neben diesem prototypischen Muster treten deutliche individuelle und situationsspezifische Variationen in der Schmerzmimik auf. Diese lassen sich vor allem durch soziales Lernen erklären.
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