The Influence of Expectation on Nondeceptive Placebo and Nocebo Effects

Nondeceptive placebo has demonstrated its efficiency in clinical practice. Although the underlying mechanisms are still unclear, nondeceptive placebo effect and nondeceptive nocebo effect may be mediated by expectation. To examine the extent to which expectation influences these effects, the present...

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Main Authors: Hua Wei, Lili Zhou, Huijuan Zhang, Jie Chen, Xuejing Lu, Li Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Pain Research and Management
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/8459429