Pain threshold is reduced in depression

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-48

  Marazziti, Donatella ^a   Castrogiovanni, Paolo ^a   Rossi, Alessandra ^a   Rosa, Caterina ^a   Ghione, Sergio ^a   Di Muro, Angela ^a   Panattoni, Elisabetta ^a   Cassano, Giovanni B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dental tester; Depression; Opioid system; Pain and sensory thresholds; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002957204     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145798001047     Document Type: Article

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