Exaggerated perception of normal physiological responses to stress and hypercapnia in young women with numerous functional somatic symptoms

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 481-490

  Houtveen, Jan H ^a   Rietveld, Simon ^b   De Geus, Eco J C ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autonomic; Functional somatic symptoms; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BREATHING; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCAPNIA; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REST; SELF REPORT; STRESS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 1042266399     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00011-4     Document Type: Article

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