Palle Orbaek

Annoyance and performance of three environmentally intolerant groups during experimental challenge with chemical odors. (2004)

Osterberg, Kai, Persson, Roger, Karlson, Björn, Orbaek, Palle

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated exposure- and subject-related determinants of annoyance and performance during the chemical odor provocation of healthy persons with self-reported environmental...

Annoyance and performance during the experimental chemical challenge of subjects with multiple chemical sensitivity. (2003)

Osterberg, Kai, Orbaek, Palle, Karlson, Björn, Akesson, Bengt, Bergendorf, Ulf

OBJECTIVES: This study explored the subjective reactions and psychological test performance of smell-intolerant subjects during consecutive challenges to chemicals with contrasting neurotoxic...

Effects of the implementation of an 84-hour workweek on neurobehavioral test performance and cortisol responsiveness during testing. (2003)

Persson, Roger, Orbaek, Palle, Ursin, Holger, Kecklund, Göran, Osterberg, Kai, Akerstedt, Torbjörn

OBJECTIVES: This study examined whether long workhours in combination with an extended workweek (12 hours/7 days), as requested by the workers, impaired attention and cognitive performance and...

Behaviour-focused pain coping: consistency and convergence to work capability of the swedish version of the chronic pain coping inventory. (2002)

Ektor-Andersen, John, Orbaek, Palle, Isacsson, Sven-Olof

The aim was to study the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Chronic Pain Coping Inventory. The material consisted of a group of 100 subjects recruited from a large population...

High incidence of mental disorders, reduced mental well-being and cognitive function in hypopituitary women with GH deficiency treated for pituitary disease. (2002)

Bülow, Birgitta, Hagmar, Lars, Orbaek, Palle, Osterberg, Kai, Erfurth, Eva Marie

OBJECTIVE: Previous studies have shown possible neuroendocrine effects of GH. In the present study we investigated the incidence of mental disorders and the prevalence of mental distress and...

Personality, mental distress, and risk perception in subjects with multiple chemical sensitivity and toxic encephalopathy. (2002)

Osterberg, Kai, Karlson, Björn, Orbaek, Palle

Personality, mental distress, and risk perception were assessed in (a) cases of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS; n = 17), (b) chemically intolerant toxic encephalopathy cases (TE), type 2A (n =...

The meta-contrast technique: relationships with personality traits and cognitive abilities in a healthy male study sample. (2002)

Persson, Roger, Karlson, Björn, Osterberg, Kai, Orbaek, Palle

The relationship between defensive strategies as measured by the Meta-Contrast Technique (MCT) and self-reported trait anxiety, trait aggression and defensiveness, as measured by the Karolinska...