Hunter Myra, Philips Clare, Rachman Stanley
Psychology Department, Institute of Psychiatry (University of London), De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF Great Britain.
Pain. 1979 Feb;6(1):35-46. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(79)90138-6.
Memory for head pain was assessed by means of the McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). Sixteen neurosurgical patients were divided into two groups in order to examine the decay of memory over time; one group recalled pain after 5 days and the other recalled pain after one day and then again, after 5 days. Contrary to expectations, the recall of pain was surprisingly accurate. The memory for pain showed littled decay over time. The small subgroup of patients who made specific errors when recalling their pain comprised women who had high levels of pain and affect at the initial assessment. Overall, the findings provide some welcome reassurance about the accuracy and reliability of pain reports from memory.
通过麦吉尔疼痛问卷（MPQ）评估头痛记忆。16名神经外科患者被分为两组，以检查记忆随时间的衰退情况；一组在5天后回忆疼痛，另一组在1天后回忆疼痛，然后在5天后再次回忆。与预期相反，疼痛回忆出奇地准确。疼痛记忆随时间衰退不明显。在回忆疼痛时出现特定错误的一小部分患者包括在初始评估时疼痛和情感水平较高的女性。总体而言，这些发现为来自记忆的疼痛报告的准确性和可靠性提供了一些令人欣慰的保证。
