Information about drug effects modify arousal. An investigation of the placebo response

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-151

  Flaten, Magne Arve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arousal; Nocebo; Placebo response; Psychophysiology

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; STIMULATION; STRESS;

EID: 0031806860     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039489850139012     Document Type: Article

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