Nocebo Effects and Scratching Behaviour on Itch

Nocebo effects, i.e. reduced treatment effects due to patients’ negative expectations, play a role in itch. Recent studies have shown that nocebo effects can be induced experimentally on itch and also be minimized and even turned into the opposite direction, i.e. placebo effects. It is not known whe...

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Main Authors: Danielle J.P. Bartels, Antoinette I.M. van Laarhoven, Peter C.M. van de Kerkhof, Andrea W.M. Evers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica 2018-08-01
Series:Acta Dermato-Venereologica
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Online Access: https://www.medicaljournals.se/acta/content/html/10.2340/00015555-2979