Increasing evidence suggests that mental health and physical health are linked by neural
systems that jointly regulate somatic physiology and high-level cognition. Key systems …

Mental health researchers and clinicians have long sought answers to the question “What
works for whom?” The goal of precision medicine is to provide evidence-based answers to …

Importance Chronic back pain (CBP) is a leading cause of disability, and treatment is often
ineffective. Approximately 85% of cases are primary CBP, for which peripheral etiology …

The concept of alliance reflects the collaborative relationship between a clinician and a
patient, defined as consisting of three elements: a) the agreement on the goals of treatment; …

Neurofeedback (NF) has gained increasing interest in the treatment of attention-
deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Given learning principles underlie NF, lasting clinical …

The biopsychosocial model has dominated research and theory in health psychology. This
article expands the biopsychosocial model by applying systems theories proposed by …

Objective: To provide a comprehensive meta-analysis on the efficacy of psychological and
medical treatments for binge-eating disorder (BED), including those targeting weight loss …

Although cobalamin (vitamin B 12) deficiency was described over a century ago, it is still
difficult to establish the correct diagnosis and prescribe the right treatment. Symptoms …

The brain systems underlying placebo analgesia are insufficiently understood. Here we
performed a systematic, participant-level meta-analysis of experimental functional …

Background Placebo and nocebo effects embody psychoneurobiological phenomena where
behavioural, neurophysiological, perceptive and cognitive changes occur during the …