Endocrine effects of the cold pressor test: Relationships to subjective pain appraisal and coping

Monika Bullinger; Dieter Naber; David Pickar; Robert M. Cohen; Ned H. Kalin; Agu Pert; William E. Bunney

doi:10.1016/0165-1781(84)90028-3

Endocrine effects of the cold pressor test: Relationships to subjective pain appraisal and coping

Monika Bullinger, Dieter Naber, David Pickar, Robert M. Cohen, Ned H. Kalin, Agu Pert, William E. Bunney

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Abstract

Blood was drawn from 14 normal volunteers twice before, immediately after a 1-minute immersion of the nondominant hand in ice water (cold pressor test), and twice during recovery. Serum levels of β-endorphin, cortisol, prolactin, growth hormone, and opioid activity were determined, and measures of subjective pain appraisal and coping styles were obtained. Cortisol was the only variable to show a significant increase as a function of noxious stimulation. Correlational analysis yielded relationships between neuroendocrine variables and subjective pain appraisal as well as coping styles, suggesting complex interactions between neuroendocrine and psychological processes in human pain.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	227-233
Number of pages	7
Journal	Psychiatry Research
Volume	12
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0165-1781(84)90028-3
State	Published - 1984
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

coping
endorphins
hormones
Pain
stress

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental health
Biological Psychiatry
General Psychology

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