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Sex differences in pain do exist: The role of biological and psychosocial factors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 1997

Gary B. Rollman
Gary B. Rollman
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2 [email protected]
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Abstract

The evidence favoring sex differences in pain seems compelling (berkley). This commentary considers the role of such factors as anxiety, somatosensory amplification, and coping style in accounting for the differential response to pain in the laboratory and clinic, and emphasizes the need to base evaluation and treatment upon individual reports rather than gender-based stereotypes.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 20 , Issue 3 , September 1997 , pp. 464 - 465
Copyright
© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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