Along with the increased interest in and volume of social cognition research, there has been
higher awareness of a lack of agreement on the concepts and taxonomy used to study social …

Chronic itch is associated with increased stress, anxiety, and other mood disorders. In turn,
stress and anxiety exacerbate itch, leading to a vicious cycle that affects patient behavior …

Pruritus, also known as itch, is a very common, unpleasant sensation that elicits an urge to
scratch. Its origin is not always in the skin, and neuropathic itch that is caused by neuronal or …

All humans experience itch in the course of their life. Even a discussion on the topic of itch or
seeing people scratch can evoke the desire to scratch. These events are coined “contagious …

Psychogenic itch can be defined as “an itch disorder where itch is at the center of the
symptomatology and where psychological factors play an evident role in the triggering …

Compared to the field of anxiety research, the use of fear conditioning paradigms for
studying chronic pain is relatively novel. Developments in identifying the neural correlates of …

The bioinformational theory of emotional imagery is a model of the hypothetical mental
representations activated when people imagine emotionally engaging events, and was …

Acupuncture can provide therapeutic analgesic benefits but is limited by its cost and
scheduling difficulties. Guided imagery is a commonly used method for treating many …

The skin and psyche are intimately related with various skin diseases caused by or resulting
in psychiatric disturbances. Pruritus is a commonly reported symptom in psychiatric patients …

Itch is a complex sensory and emotional experience. Functional brain imaging studies have
been performed to identify brain regions associated with this complex experience, and these …