Sentences with phrase «as nocebo effects»

Many physical maladies can be triggered by negative expectations, a phenomenon known as the nocebo effect.

A growing body of evidence is emerging for a phenomenon known as the nocebo effect.

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Key brain regions have been identified by imaging studies, as have key neurochemical pathways bringing about the possibility of using drugs to block the nocebo effect.

Patients can experience very real pain as a result of the nocebo effect and the expectation that drugs will cause harm.

Researchers have found that we're more likely to experience negative side effects when we take a drug we think is pricier — a flip side of the placebo effect known as the «nocebo» effect.

As I suggested in this post Was Angelina Jolie Medically Hexed, doctors have the power to activate nocebo effects in patients.