Response expectancies in placebo analgesia and their clinical relevance
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- 1 July 2001
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health
- Vol. 93 (1) , 77-84
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0304-3959(01)00296-2
Abstract
Response expectancies have been proposed as the major determinant of placebo effects. Here we report that different expectations produce different analgesic effects which in turn can be harnessed in clinical practice. Thoracotomized patients were treated with buprenorphine on request for 3 cKeywords
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