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The Placebo Effect

'I Will Not Be Pleased' -- Your Health and the Nocebo Effect

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.26.2012 | Healthy Living
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Deepak Chopra

The key to the placebo effect is that the patient expects a good outcome, while in the nocebo effect the expectation is of a bad outcome: I will be pleased versus I will not be pleased.

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Can Digital Medicine Exert a Placebo Effect?

Dike Drummond, M.D. | Posted 10.20.2012 | Healthy Living
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Dike Drummond, M.D.

Is the placebo effect something that demands the presence of a living human -- or can we program it into a cell phone app? What happens to health care...

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Overstating the Placebo Effect

Dr. Harold Koplewicz | Posted 05.09.2012 | Healthy Living
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Dr. Harold Koplewicz

Psychotropic medications are no stranger to controversy, but lately there has been a surge in attacks on their efficacy.

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How The Mind Makes Drugs Work Better

David R. Hamilton, Ph.D. | Posted 07.29.2011 | Home
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David R. Hamilton, Ph.D.

Reams of research now paint a picture that what we believe with regards to medication can have measurable effects on the body.

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The Placebo Effect and How to Use It

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Tom Alderman

Since most of us are not in the healing business, the opportunity to test this paradox doesn't often pop up. So when Jerry Weintraub show us an effective use of a placebo in relationships -- it's worth noting.

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