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nocebo effect

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nocebo effect (nō·sēˑ·bō ·fektˑ),
n effect from an inert substance that causes symptoms of ill health because of the patients' beliefs. Opposite of the placebo effect.


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quot; If you put your faith in your brother-in-law who is a freshman in medical school, and told you that you are cashing-in-your-chips within the next 60 days, you have the Nocebo Effect, and harm is on your horizon.
Much as the naloxone reduces placebo effects, CCK antagonists blunt nocebo effects.
Studying the nocebo effect is difficult ethically because doctors would need to tell the patient, "'Now I'm going to give you a substance that will increase your pain' but actually give a placebo," says neuroscientist Fabrizio Benedetti.
 
 
 
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