The stress-response-dampening effects of placebo

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 465-472

  Balodis, Iris M ^a   Wynne Edwards, Katherine E ^b   Olmstead, Mary C ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alpha amylase; Cortisol; Placebo effect; Psychosocial stress; Reward; Risk taking; TSST

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA LEVEL; STRESS RESPONSE DAMPENING EFFECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TENSION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79954878304     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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