# Existential pain—an entity, a provocation, or a challenge?

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/existential-pain-an-entity-a-provocation-or-a-challenge/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Peter Strang,Susan Strang,Ragnar Hultborn,Staffan Arnér |
| Citations | 119 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2003.07.003 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2159982638 |
| PMID | 15010102 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2004 |

## Paper authors

- [Peter Strang](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-strang/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/psychosomatic-disorders-and-their-treatments/)

## Paper topics

- [Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/psychosomatic-disorders-and-their-treatments/)
- [Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues](https://scholariq.org/topics/palliative-care-and-end-of-life-issues/)
- [Empathy and Medical Education](https://scholariq.org/topics/empathy-and-medical-education/)

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