Cold Pressor Pain Reduces Phobic Fear But Fear Does Not Reduce Pain

Journal of Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1058-1064

  Hollin, Gregory J S ^a   Derbyshire, Stuart W G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; evolution; fish; nociception; phobia; spiders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOBIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIDER;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTION; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE; SPIDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349453723     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.03.015     Document Type: Article

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