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The Neurobiology of Placebo and Nocebo: How Expectations Influence Treatment Outcomes

Donald Eknoyan, M.D., Robin A. Hurley, M.D., and Katherine H. Taber, Ph.D.Authors Info & Affiliations
Publication: The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume 25, Number 4
https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.13090207
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Abstract

Recent evidence delineating some of the neurobiological changes that occur as a result of inducing a placebo or nocebo response serve as a strong reminder that these effects are also an active part of medical treatment.

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The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences
Volume 25 • Number 4 • Fall 2013
Pages: vi - 254
PubMed: 24247895

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Accepted: 23 September 2013
Published online: 1 October 2013
Published in print: Fall 2013

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Donald Eknoyan, M.D.
Dr. Eknoyan is affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. Drs. Hurley and Taber are affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, and the W.G. Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. Dr. Hurley is affiliated with the Depts. of Psychiatry and Radiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, and the Menninger Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Taber is affiliated with the Division of Biomedical Sciences at the Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, VA, and the Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.
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Robin A. Hurley, M.D.
Dr. Eknoyan is affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. Drs. Hurley and Taber are affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, and the W.G. Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. Dr. Hurley is affiliated with the Depts. of Psychiatry and Radiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, and the Menninger Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Taber is affiliated with the Division of Biomedical Sciences at the Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, VA, and the Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.
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Katherine H. Taber, Ph.D.
Dr. Eknoyan is affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles. Drs. Hurley and Taber are affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, and the W.G. Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, NC. Dr. Hurley is affiliated with the Depts. of Psychiatry and Radiology at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, and the Menninger Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Dr. Taber is affiliated with the Division of Biomedical Sciences at the Via College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, VA, and the Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX.
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Send correspondence to Dr. Hurley; e-mail: [email protected]

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