Personality and pain: back to the four humours?
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 19443121.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.pain.2009.04.019 and PMC identifier 2728051.
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Abstract
Associations of personality and physiologic characteristics have been of interest for centuries and remain a topic of scientific pursuit. This editorial reviews the association of personality, pain response and autonomic function in the context of the accompanying article “Exploring the relationships for visceral and somatic pain with autonomic control and personality” by Paine, et al.
Medical subject headings
- Autonomic Nervous System
- Pain
- Personality
- Psychophysiologic Disorders