Altered consciousness in flotation-REST and chamber-REST: Experience of experimental pain and subjective stress

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-116

  Kjellgren, Anette ^a   Sundequist, Ulf ^a   Sundholm, Ulla ^a   Norlander, Torsten ^a   Archer, Trevor ^b  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Altered states of consciousness; Chamber REST; EDN; Experimental pain; Flotation REST; Sportsmen; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842426198     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2004.32.2.103     Document Type: Article

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