4 search results for “pain” in the Public website
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Prepared for pain? The impact of the nocebo effect on people with chronic pain
People who have negative expectations about a treatment actually experience more pain. Merve Karacaoglu discovered in her PhD research that anxious and pessimistic individuals are particularly susceptible to this nocebo effect. However, this sensitivity comes with a silver lining.
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Expectations can relieve pain
To relieve a patient's pain, it can be effective to induce expectations. This finding is promising for optimising the effectiveness of treatments, conclude Kaya Peerdeman and colleagues in their article in PAIN.
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Joseph BlytheFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.s.blythe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kaya PeerdemanFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.j.peerdeman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3622