Is fear of pain related to placebo analgesia?

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 369-377

  Lyby, Peter Solvoll ^a   Aslaksen, Per M ^a   Flaten, Magne Arve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Expectancy; Fear of pain; Placebo analgesia; Stress

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPECTATION; FEAR OF PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PHOBIA; PSYCHOMETRY; STRESS; THERMAL STIMULATION; UNPLEASANT SENSATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PLACEBO EFFECT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949622782     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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