Nocebo Effects and Negative Suggestions in Daily Clinical Practice – Forms, Impact and Approaches to Avoid Them

Medical situations are hot spots in the life of a patient with potentially long lasting effects arising from the use of either negative expressions or encouraging statements, or the lack of empathy or a positive physician-patient relationship. Health care personnel should be aware of and evaluate wh...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Pharmacology
Main Authors:	Ernil Hansen, Nina Zech
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-02-01
Subjects:	physician-patient communication informed consent nocebo effects therapeutic communication nonverbal suggestions natural trance
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2019.00077/full