Stigmatized experience is associated with exacerbated pain perception in depressed patients

The dual facilitatory and inhibitory effects of social pain on physical pain perception

“…Although many studies have focused on comparisons of the similarities and differences between social and physical pain, research on the actual interactions between social and physical pain is quite limited. Many individuals, such as those with mental disorders, 6 cannot avoid experiencing physical and social pain jointly. When this happens, the extent to which social and physical pain exaggerate one another is unclear.…”