Salivary cortisol response after a medical interview: The impact of physician communication behaviour, depressed affect and alexithymia

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-124

  Finset, Arnstein ^a   Graugaard, Peter Kjær ^a   Holgersen, Kjersti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Communication; Cortisol; Physician patient relations

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ALEXITHYMIA; CONSULTATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVARY GLAND FUNCTION; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 31344440576     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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