An explication of the phylogeny of pain and its consequences, the difficulties involved in its measurement and the need to eliminate, reduce or control it, but always considering that it is usually an indication of an organic malfunction. There is also a discussion of the importance of pain on the mind and the effect of the mind on the perception of pain.
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