Vol. 30 (2) 2009 Neuro endocrinology letters

Modulation of thermal pain perception by stress and sweet taste in women with bulimia nervosa.

OBJECTIVES: To investigate if the increased pain threshold in women with bulimia nervosa (BN) may be due to chronic stress-induced analgesia.

METHODS: We measured thermal pain threshold latency, blood pressure and heart rate in 21 women with BN and 21 healthy women (HW) under six consecutive conditions: rest I, m.....