reviewNew England Journal of MedicineFeb 5, 2020Closed access

Placebo and Nocebo Effects

LCLuana CollocaAJArthur J. Barsky

University of Maryland, Baltimore · Harvard University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Placebo and nocebo effects (effects of patients’ positive and negative expectations) are powerful and pervasive in clinical practice. Neurobiologic mechanisms, information offered about treatment, prior encounters with a drug or procedure, and the therapeutic milieu can all generate these effects.

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Keywords
  • Nocebo Effect
  • Nocebo
  • Placebo
  • Medicine
  • Clinical Practice
  • Clinical trial
  • MEDLINE
  • Intensive care medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Zero hunger
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