There is a conflict when it comes to honest/proper communication and using the nocebo or placebo effect as a therapeutic tool. Patients entering a clinical trial will develop their own expectations fo...

I love this topic regarding the psychological aspects of clinical research. Dr. Simon and the provided protocol template discuss the importance of reducing bias in study development and how that is do...

Including as many factors as possible into a clinical study to support or even improve a treatment is beneficial for the study. Both placebo and nocebo effects are helpful to understand chronic and me...

Both the placebo and nocebo effects provide valuable insight into how psychological factors influence physiological outcomes in clinical research. I find the placebo effect more beneficial overall bec...

I think another interesting angle that hasn't been mentioned yet is how the placebo effect can actually reveal the power of patient-clinician interaction rather than just being seen as an obstacle in ...