School of Psychology: Recent submissions
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Placebo caffeine reduces withdrawal in abstinent coffee drinkers
Published 2016-01-01Background: Expectancies have been shown to play a role in the withdrawal syndrome of many drugs of addiction. However no studies have examined the effects of expectancies across a broad range of caffeine withdrawal symptoms, ...Open AccessArticle -
Towards a new model of attentional biases in the development, maintenance, and management of pain
Published 2015-01-01Individuals with chronic pain demonstrate attentional biases towards pain-related stimuli. However, the clinical importance of these biases is yet to be determined and a sound theoretical model for explaining the role of ...Open AccessArticle -
The placebo effect: from concepts to genes
Published 2015-01-01Despite its initial treatment as a nuisance variable, the placebo effect is now recognized as a powerful determinant of health across many different diseases and encounters. This is in light of some remarkable findings ...Open AccessArticle -
Perceived treatment, feedback, and placebo effects in double-blind RCTs: An experimental analysis.
Published 2010-01-01In double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trials (RCT) of therapeutic interventions, the effects of the treatment may provide feedback that undermines blinding and consequently distorts measures of the effectiveness ...Open AccessArticle -
Expectancy in double-blind placebo-controlled trials: An example from alcohol dependence
Published 2009-01-01Background: Double-blind placebo-controlled trials are intended to control for the impact of expectancy on outcomes. Whether they always achieve this is, however, questionable. Methods: Reanalysis of a clinical trial of ...Open AccessArticle