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Pain sensitivity is reduced in borderline personality disorder, but not in posttraumatic stress disorder and bulimia nervosa

Christian Schmahl Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD,
Miriam Meinzer Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
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Andrea Zeuch Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
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Manfred Fichter Klinik Roseneck, Hospital for Behavioral Medicine affiliated with the University of Munich (LMU), Prien, Germany
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Marian Cebulla Klinik Roseneck, Hospital for Behavioral Medicine affiliated with the University of Munich (LMU), Prien, Germany
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Nikolaus Kleindienst Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
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Petra Ludäscher Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
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Regina Steil Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
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Martin Bohus Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Germany
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Pages 364-371 | Received 13 Jul 2007, Accepted 04 Dec 2007, Published online: 10 Mar 2010

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