School of Psychology: Recent submissions
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The effect of dose expectancies on caffeine withdrawal symptoms during tapered dose reduction
Published 2019-01-01Background: Negative expectancies can exacerbate withdrawal symptoms via the nocebo effect. As such, information provided about dose reductions during attempts to taper a drug could contribute to withdrawal symptoms and ...Open AccessArticle -
Placebo and Active Treatment Additivity in Placebo Analgesia: Research to Date and Future Directions
Published 2018-01-01Open AccessArticle -
A systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo versus no treatment for insomnia symptoms
Published 2018-01-01This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the size of the placebo effect for insomnia symptoms when comparing placebo treatment with no treatment. PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and CINAHL databases were systematically ...Open AccessArticle -
The Influence of Side Effect Information Framing on Nocebo Effects
Published 2018-09-10Background: One contributing factor to the development of nocebo effects is information provided about possible side effects. However, non-disclosure of information can be problematic. Purpose: We assessed whether positively ...Open AccessArticle -
Sources of placebo-induced relief from nausea: the role of instruction and conditioning
Published 2016-01-01Objectives: It is well documented that expectancies alter the nauseous response. However, the lack of integration in research examining sources of expectancy has limited our understanding of how expectancies are formed ...Open AccessArticle