TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Nocebo: the psychologic induction of pain
JO  - Pavlov J Biol Sci
A1  - Schweiger, A.
A1  - Parducci, A.
SP  - 140
EP  - 143
VL  - 16
IS  - 3
N2  - More than two-thirds of an unselected sample of 34 college students reported mild headaches when told that a (nonexistent) electric current was passing through their heads. These reports appeared independent of whether the instructions emphasized the headache-producing effect of the current or whether the emphasis was on a perceptual task, with headache as only a possible side effect. The results are consistent with a view of pain as localized stress. They provide additional grounds for the suspicion that clinical focusing on pain may itself be a cause of pain.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0093-2213
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -