Pain insensitivity in schizophrenia: Trait or state marker?

Journal of Psychiatric Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 90-102

  Singh, Manpreet K ^a   Giles, Lisa L ^a   Nasrallah, Henry A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical morbidity; Pain; Pain insensitivity; Psychopathology; Psychosis; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA (SENSORY DYSFUNCTION); BIOLOGICAL TRAIT; CASE FINDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA BASE; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FAMILY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL STIMULATION; ACUTE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33745614380     PISSN: 15274160     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00131746-200603000-00004     Document Type: Review

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