Placebo effects are beneficial effects that are attributable to the brain–mind responses to the
context in which a treatment is delivered rather than to the specific actions of the drug. They …

Placebo effects constitute a major part of treatment success in medical interventions. The
nocebo effect also has a major impact, as it accounts for a significant proportion of the …

COVID-19 is the relevant disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) transmitted via close contact between persons. On March 12th …

In hypnotic responding, expectancies arising from imaginative suggestion drive striking
experiential changes (eg, hallucinations)—which are experienced as involuntary …

Pharmacological strategies for pain management have primarily focused on dampening
ascending neurotransmission and on opioid receptor–mediated therapies. Little is known …

Background For safety assessment in clinical trials, adverse events (AEs) are reported for
the drug under evaluation and compared with AEs in the placebo group. Little is known …

Modern medicine has progressed in parallel with the advancement of biochemistry,
anatomy, and physiology. By using the tools of modern medicine, the physician today can …

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are common in neurological settings and often
associated with considerable distress and disability. The psychological mechanisms …

Abstract In Study I, the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) was administered to 425
undergraduates. Analyses yielded a three component solution comprising (a) rumination,(b) …

For many years, placebos have been defined by their inert content and their use as controls
in clinical trials and treatments in clinical practice. Recent research shows that placebo …