Reaction to pain stimulus before and during hypnosis measured by pupillary reaction

American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 145-152

  Walter, Henriette ^a   Lesch, Otto Michael ^a   Stöhr, Hans ^a   Grünbergre, Josef ^a   Gutierrez Lobos, Karin ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Hypnosis; Pain control; Pupil reaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPNOSIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYDRIASIS; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PAIN; PUPIL REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; SUGGESTION;

EID: 30844470008     PISSN: 00029157     EISSN: 21600562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00029157.2005.10401511     Document Type: Article

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