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A comparison of the effects of flupentixol and relaxation on laboratory pain: An experimental study
Author(s) -
Anseth Erik,
Berntzen Dagfinn,
Götestam K. Gunnar
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1985.tb03161.x
Subject(s) - relaxation (psychology) , relaxation therapy , anesthesia , pain control , medicine , pain relief , physical therapy , psychology
– The present experiment compared the effects of flupentixol (0.5 mg) and relaxation on acute laboratory pain induced by pressure. Results showed that flupentixol, in general, did not have an analgetic effect, but rather a negative effect. Relaxation with specific training for the pain site did have pain‐relieving properties, while an “unspecific relaxation” control procedure did not result in significant pain relief. Possible explanations for the unexpected negative effect of flupentixol are discussed.

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