Minimizing nocebo effects by conditioning with verbal suggestion: A randomized clinical trial in healthy humans.

Nocebo effects, i.e., adverse treatment effects which are induced by patients' expectations, are known to contribute to the experience of physical symptoms such as pain and itch. A better understanding of how to minimize nocebo responses might eventually contribute to enhanced treatment effects...

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Main Authors: Danielle J P Bartels, Antoinette I M van Laarhoven, Michiel Stroo, Kim Hijne, Kaya J Peerdeman, A Rogier T Donders, Peter C M van de Kerkhof, Andrea W M Evers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5598922?pdf=render