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SUBMITTER: Howe LC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7608626 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Howe Lauren C LC Goyer J Parker JP Crum Alia J AJ
Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association 20170309 11
<h4>Objective</h4>Research on placebo/nocebo effects suggests that expectations can influence treatment outcomes, but placebo/nocebo effects are not always evident. This research demonstrates that a provider's social behavior moderates the effect of expectations on physiological outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>After inducing an allergic reaction in participants through a histamine skin prick test, a health care provider administered a cream with no active ingredients and set either positive expectation ...[more]