Role of expectations in health

Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration

Kirsch, I., Deacon, B. J., Huedo-Medina, T. B., Scoboria, A., Moore, T. J., & Johnson, B. T. (2008) · PLoS Medicine · doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0050045 · Cited by 2,442 · see citing works

A Comprehensive Review of the Placebo Effect: Recent Advances and Current Thought

Price, D. D., Finniss, D. G., & Benedetti, F. (2008) · Annual Review of Psychology · doi:10.1146/annurev.psych.59.113006.095941 · Cited by 1,146 · see citing works

Placebo Response in Studies of Major Depression: Variable, Substantial, and Growing

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Response expectancy as a determinant of experience and behavior.

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Conscious expectation and unconscious conditioning in analgesic, motor, and hormonal placebo/nocebo responses

Benedetti, F., Pollo, A., Lopiano, L., Lanotte, M., Vighetti, S., & Rainero, I. (2003) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.23-10-04315.2003 · Cited by 788 · see citing works

The Functional Neuroanatomy of the Placebo Effect

Mayberg, H. S., Silva, J. A., Brannan, S., Tekell, J. L., Mahurin, R. K., McGinnis, S. M., & Jerabek, P. A. (2002) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.159.5.728 · Cited by 718 · see citing works

The Placebo Effect: Dissolving the Expectancy Versus Conditioning Debate.

Stewart‐Williams, S., & Podd, J. (2004) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/0033-2909.130.2.324 · Cited by 664 · see citing works

Patient predictors of response to psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy: findings in the NIMH Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program

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An analysis of factors that contribute to the magnitude of placebo analgesia in an experimental paradigm

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Overt versus covert treatment for pain, anxiety, and Parkinson's disease

Colloca, L., Lopiano, L., Lanotte, M., & Benedetti, F. (2004) · The Lancet Neurology · doi:10.1016/s1474-4422(04)00908-1 · Cited by 551 · see citing works

The impact of patient expectations on outcomes in four randomized controlled trials of acupuncture in patients with chronic pain

Linde, K., Witt, C. M., Streng, A., Weidenhammer, W., Wagenpfeil, S., Brinkhaus, B., Willich, S. N., & Melchart, D. (2007) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2006.12.006 · Cited by 548 · see citing works

New Insights into the Placebo and Nocebo Responses

Enck, P., Benedetti, F., & Schedlowski, M. (2008) · Neuron · doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2008.06.030 · Cited by 529 · see citing works

Placebos and painkillers: is mind as real as matter?

Colloca, L., & Benedetti, F. (2005) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience · doi:10.1038/nrn1705 · Cited by 465 · see citing works

How prior experience shapes placebo analgesia

Colloca, L., & Benedetti, F. (2006) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2006.04.005 · Cited by 443 · see citing works

Spontaneous improvement in randomised clinical trials: meta-analysis of three-armed trials comparing no treatment, placebo and active intervention

Krogsbøll, L. T., Hróbjartsson, A., & Gøtzsche, P. C. (2009) · BMC Medical Research Methodology · doi:10.1186/1471-2288-9-1 · Cited by 435 · see citing works

Response variability to analgesics: a role for non-specific activation of endogenous opioids

Amanzio, M., Pollo, A., Maggi, G., & Benedetti, F. (2001) · Pain · doi:10.1016/s0304-3959(00)00486-3 · Cited by 420 · see citing works

Placebo analgesia induced by social observational learning

Colloca, L., & Benedetti, F. (2009) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2009.01.033 · Cited by 416 · see citing works

The role of learning in nocebo and placebo effects

Colloca, L., Sigaudo, M., & Benedetti, F. (2008) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2008.02.006 · Cited by 411 · see citing works

Changes in Brain Function of Depressed Subjects During Treatment With Placebo

Leuchter, A. F., Cook, I. A., Witte, E. A., Morgan, M. L., & Abrams, M. (2002) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.159.1.122 · Cited by 394 · see citing works

Does the probability of receiving placebo influence clinical trial outcome? A meta-regression of double-blind, randomized clinical trials in MDD

Papakostas, G. I., & D, M. F. M. (2008) · European Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.euroneuro.2008.08.009 · Cited by 381 · see citing works

Meta-analysis of the placebo response in antidepressant trials.

Rief, W., Nestoriuc, Y., Weiss, S., Welzel, E., Barsky, A. J., & Hofmann, S. G. (2009) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2009.01.029 · Cited by 346 · see citing works

Influence of the method of drug administration on analgesic response

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The balanced placebo design: Methodological considerations

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Expectation Enhances the Regional Brain Metabolic and the Reinforcing Effects of Stimulants in Cocaine Abusers

Volkow, N. D., Wang, G.-J., Ma, Y., Fowler, J. S., Zhu, W., Maynard, L., Telang, F., Vaska, P., Ding, Y.-S., Wong, C., et al. (2003) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.23-36-11461.2003 · Cited by 302 · see citing works

How the number of learning trials affects placebo and nocebo responses

Colloca, L., Petrovic, P., Wager, T. D., Ingvar, M., & Benedetti, F. (2010) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2010.08.007 · Cited by 300 · see citing works

Effects of Perceived Treatment on Quality of Life and Medical Outcomesin a Double-blind Placebo Surgery Trial

McRae, C., Cherin, E. A., Yamazaki, T. G., Diem, G., Vo, A. H., Russell, D. W., Ellgring, J. H., Fahn, S., Greene, P. E., Dillon, S., et al. (2004) · Archives of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/archpsyc.61.4.412 · Cited by 278 · see citing works

The Placebo Effect: Illness and Interpersonal Healing

Miller, F. G., Colloca, L., & Kaptchuk, T. J. (2009) · Perspectives in biology and medicine · doi:10.1353/pbm.0.0115 · Cited by 254 · see citing works

Potentiation of placebo analgesia by proglumide

Benedetti, F., Amanzio, M., & Maggi, G. (1995) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(95)92938-x · Cited by 219 · see citing works

A link between serotonin-related gene polymorphisms, amygdala activity, and placebo-induced relief from social anxiety

Furmark, T., Appel, L., Henningsson, S., Åhs, F., Faria, V., Linnman, C., Pissiota, A., Frans, Ö., Bani, M., Bettica, P., et al. (2008) · The Journal of Neuroscience · doi:10.1523/jneurosci.2534-08.2008 · Cited by 210 · see citing works

Learning potentiates neurophysiological and behavioral placebo analgesic responses

Colloca, L., Tinazzi, M., Recchia, S., Le Pera, D., Fiaschi, A., Benedetti, F., & Valeriani, M. (2008) · Pain · doi:10.1016/j.pain.2008.04.021 · Cited by 180 · see citing works

How the doctor's words affect the patient's brain

Benedetti, F. (2002) · Evaluation & the Health Professions · doi:10.1177/0163278702238051 · Cited by 173 · see citing works

Does Study Design Influence Outcome?

Rutherford, B. R., Sneed, J. R., & Roose, S. P. (2009) · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · doi:10.1159/000209348 · Cited by 160 · see citing works

Conditioned Placebo Dose Reduction: A New Treatment in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

SANDLER, A. D., Glesne, C., & Bodfish, J. W. (2010) · Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics · doi:10.1097/dbp.0b013e3181e121ed · Cited by 153 · see citing works

Open‐label use of placebos in the treatment of ADHD: a pilot study

Sandler, A. D., & Bodfish, J. W. (2007) · Child Care Health and Development · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2007.00797.x · Cited by 147 · see citing works

Therapeutic effect of follow-up assessments on antidepressant and placebo response rates in antidepressant efficacy trials

Posternak, M., & Zimmerman, M. (2007) · British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.106.028555 · Cited by 146 · see citing works

Defining the Neural Circuitry of Depression: Toward a New Nosology With Therapeutic Implications

Mayberg, H. S. (2007) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.01.013 · Cited by 145 · see citing works

Design Makes a Difference: A Meta-Analysis of Antidepressant Response Rates in Placebo-Controlled Versus Comparator Trials in Late-Life Depression

Sneed, J. R., Rutherford, B. R., Rindskopf, D., Lane, D. T., Sackeim, H. A., & Roose, S. P. (2008) · The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry · doi:10.1097/jgp.0b013e3181256b1d · Cited by 140 · see citing works

Effects of nicotine dose, instructional set, and outcome expectancies on the subjective effects of smoking in the presence of a stressor.

Juliano, L. M., & Brandon, T. H. (2002) · Journal of Abnormal Psychology · doi:10.1037//0021-843x.111.1.88 · Cited by 131 · see citing works

Placebo response in depression: Bane of research, boon to therapy

Andrews, G. (2001) · The British Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1192/bjp.178.3.192 · Cited by 127 · see citing works

Monoamine Oxidase A and Catechol-O-Methyltransferase Functional Polymorphisms and the Placebo Response in Major Depressive Disorder

Leuchter, A. F., McCracken, J. T., Hunter, A. M., Cook, I. A., & Alpert, J. E. (2009) · Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1097/jcp.0b013e3181ac4aaf · Cited by 122 · see citing works

Participant expectancies in double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trials: potential limitations to trial validity

Colagiuri, B. (2010) · Clinical Trials · doi:10.1177/1740774510367916 · Cited by 118 · see citing works

Subject Expectations of Treatment Effectiveness and Outcome of Treatment With an Experimental Antidepressant

Krell, H. V., Leuchter, A. F., Morgan, M. L., Cook, I. A., & Abrams, M. (2004) · The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry · doi:10.4088/jcp.v65n0904 · Cited by 109 · see citing works

Randomized trial of the effect of drug presentation on asthma outcomes: The American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers

Wise, R. A., Bartlett, S. J., Brown, E. D., Castro, M., Cohen, R. I., Holbrook, J. T., Irvin, C. G., Rand, C. S., Sockrider, M. M., & Sugar, E. A. (2009) · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2009.05.041 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Effectiveness of a marijuana expectancy manipulation: Piloting the balanced-placebo design for marijuana

Metrik, J., Rohsenow, D. J., Monti, P. M., McGeary, J., Cook, T. A. R., de Wit, H., Haney, M., & Kahler, C. W. (2009) · Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1037/a0016502 · Cited by 107 · see citing works

Effects of expectation on the brain metabolic responses to methylphenidate and to its placebo in non-drug abusing subjects

Volkow, N., Wang, G.-J., Ma, Y.-M., Fowler, J., Wong, C. T., Jayne, M., Telang, F., & Swanson, J. (2006) · NeuroImage · doi:10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.04.192 · Cited by 100 · see citing works

Effects of nicotine dose, instructional set, and outcome expectancies on the subjective effects of smoking in the presence of a stressor.

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Context Effects

Blasi, Z. D., & Kleijnen, J. (2003) · Evaluation & the Health Professions · doi:10.1177/0163278703026002003 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Experimental designs and brain mapping approaches for studying the placebo analgesic effect

Colloca, L., Benedetti, F., & Porro, C. (2008) · European Journal of Applied Physiology · doi:10.1007/s00421-007-0593-6 · Cited by 53 · see citing works

Pretreatment neurophysiological and clinical characteristics of placebo responders in treatment trials for major depression

Leuchter, A. F., Morgan, M. L., Cook, I. A., Dunkin, J. J., Abrams, M., & Witte, E. A. (2004) · Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1007/s00213-004-1919-2 · Cited by 49 · see citing works

Study Design Affects Participant Expectations

Rutherford, B. R., Rose, S. A., Sneed, J. R., & Roose, S. P. (2009) · Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology · doi:10.1097/jcp.0b013e31819a9181 · Cited by 19 · see citing works

Does an Insect's Unconditioned Response to Sucrose Reveal Expectations of Reward?

Gil, M., Menzel, R., & Marco, R. J. D. (2008) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0002810 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Placebo Effects: Biological, Clinical and Ethical Advances

Finniss, D., Kaptchuk, T., Miller, F. G., & Benedetti, F. (2010) · The Lancet · doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(09)61706-2 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Neuropathic pain

Colloca, L., Ludman, T., Bouhassira, D., Baron, R., Dickenson, A. H., Yarnitsky, D., Freeman, R. L., Truini, A., Attal, N., Finnerup, N. B., et al. (2017) · Nature Reviews Disease Primers · doi:10.1038/nrdp.2017.2 · Cited by 2,212 · see citing works

Placebo and Nocebo Effects

Colloca, L., & BARSKY, A. J. (2020) · New England Journal of Medicine · doi:10.1056/nejmra1907805 · Cited by 695 · see citing works

The Placebo Effect in Pain Therapies

Colloca, L. (2018) · The Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology · doi:10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-010818-021542 · Cited by 290 · see citing works

Patients' expectations regarding medical treatment: a critical review of concepts and their assessment

Laferton, J. A. C., Kube, T., Salzmann, S., Auer, C. J., & Shedden-Mora, M. C. (2017) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00233 · Cited by 267 · see citing works

The placebo effect: From concepts to genes

Colagiuri, B., Schenk, L. A., Keßler, M., Dorsey, S. G., & Colloca, L. (2015) · Neuroscience · doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2015.08.017 · Cited by 260 · see citing works

Enhance placebo, avoid nocebo: How contextual factors affect physiotherapy outcomes

Testa, M., & Rossettini, G. (2016) · Manual Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.math.2016.04.006 · Cited by 259 · see citing works

Placebo response and effect in randomized clinical trials: meta-research with focus on contextual effects

Hafliðadóttir, S. H., Juhl, C. B., Nielsen, S. M., Henriksen, M., Harris, I. A., Bliddal, H., & Christensen, R. (2021) · Trials · doi:10.1186/s13063-021-05454-8 · Cited by 181 · see citing works

Utilizing placebo mechanisms for dose reduction in pharmacotherapy

Doering, B. K., & Rief, W. (2012) · Trends in Pharmacological Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.tips.2011.12.001 · Cited by 125 · see citing works

Managing Chronic Cough as a Symptom in Children and Management Algorithms

Chang, A. B., Oppenheimer, J., Irwin, R. S., Adams, T. M., Altman, K. W., Azoulay, É., Blackhall, F. H., Birring, S. S., Bolser, D. C., Boulet, L., et al. (2020) · CHEST Journal · doi:10.1016/j.chest.2020.01.042 · Cited by 118 · see citing works

Placebos Without Deception: Outcomes, Mechanisms, and Ethics

Colloca, L., & Howick, J. (2018) · International review of neurobiology · doi:10.1016/bs.irn.2018.01.005 · Cited by 113 · see citing works

Does Video Gaming Have Impacts on the Brain: Evidence from a Systematic Review

Denilson Brilliant, T., Nouchi, R., & Kawashima, R. (2019) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci9100251 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Understanding Placebo and Nocebo Responses for Pain Management

Colloca, L., & Grillon, C. (2014) · Current Pain and Headache Reports · doi:10.1007/s11916-014-0419-2 · Cited by 97 · see citing works

The Effect of an Apparent Change to a Branded or Generic Medication on Drug Effectiveness and Side Effects

Faasse, K., Cundy, T., Gamble, G. D., & Petrie, K. J. (2012) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0b013e3182738826 · Cited by 95 · see citing works

The Treatment Expectation Questionnaire (TEX-Q): Validation of a generic multidimensional scale measuring patients’ treatment expectations

Mora, M. C. S., Alberts, J., Petrie, K. J., Laferton, J. A. C., von Blanckenburg, P., Kohlmann, S., Nestoriuc, Y., & Löwe, B. (2023) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0280472 · Cited by 86 · see citing works

A multifaceted programme to reduce the rate of tongue-tie release surgery in newborn infants: Observational study

Dixon, B., Gray, J. D., Elliot, N., Shand, B. I., & Lynn, A. M. (2018) · International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology · doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.07.045 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

How to prevent, minimize, or extinguish nocebo effects in pain: a narrative review on mechanisms, predictors, and interventions

Manaï, M., van Middendorp, H., Veldhuijzen, D. S., Huizinga, T. W. J., & Evers, A. W. M. (2019) · PAIN Reports · doi:10.1097/pr9.0000000000000699 · Cited by 84 · see citing works

Classical conditioning without verbal suggestions elicits placebo analgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia

Bąbel, P., Bajcar, E. A., Adamczyk, W. M., Kicman, P., Lisińska, N., Swider, K. J., & Colloca, L. (2017) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0181856 · Cited by 80 · see citing works

Placebo analgesia: understanding the mechanisms

Medoff, Z. M., & Colloca, L. (2015) · Pain Management · doi:10.2217/pmt.15.3 · Cited by 79 · see citing works

An update on non-pharmacological interventions for pain relief

Wang, Y., Aaron, R. V., Attal, N., & Colloca, L. (2025) · Cell Reports Medicine · doi:10.1016/j.xcrm.2025.101940 · Cited by 78 · see citing works

Prior Therapeutic Experiences, Not Expectation Ratings, Predict Placebo Effects: An Experimental Study in Chronic Pain and Healthy Participants

Colloca, L., Akintola, T., Haycock, N. R., Blasini, M., Thomas, S., Phillips, J. L., Corsi, N., Schenk, L. A., & Wang, Y. (2020) · Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics · doi:10.1159/000507400 · Cited by 75 · see citing works

Amygdala subregions tied to SSRI and placebo response in patients with social anxiety disorder

Faria, V., Appel, L., Åhs, F., Linnman, C., Pissiota, A., Frans, Ö., Bani, M., Bettica, P., Pich, E. M., Jacobsson, E., et al. (2012) · Neuropsychopharmacology · doi:10.1038/npp.2012.72 · Cited by 73 · see citing works

Clinical Use of Placebo Effects in Patients With Pain Disorders

Klinger, R., Stuhlreyer, J., Schwartz, M., Schmitz, J., & Colloca, L. (2018) · International review of neurobiology · doi:10.1016/bs.irn.2018.07.015 · Cited by 72 · see citing works

The power of positive and negative expectations to influence reported symptoms and mood during exposure to wind farm sound.

Crichton, F., Dodd, G., Schmid, G., Gamble, G. D., Cundy, T., & Petrie, K. J. (2013) · Health Psychology · doi:10.1037/hea0000037 · Cited by 71 · see citing works

Optimizing expectations to prevent side effects and enhance quality of life in breast cancer patients undergoing endocrine therapy: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

von Blanckenburg, P., Schuricht, F., Albert, U., Rief, W., & Nestoriuc, Y. (2013) · BMC Cancer · doi:10.1186/1471-2407-13-426 · Cited by 64 · see citing works

Optimizing Placebo and Minimizing Nocebo to Reduce Pain, Catastrophizing, and Opioid Use: A Review of the Science and an Evidence-Informed Clinical Toolkit

Darnall, B. D., & Colloca, L. (2018) · International review of neurobiology · doi:10.1016/bs.irn.2018.07.022 · Cited by 65 · see citing works

Color Hurts. The Effect of Color on Pain Perception

Wiercioch‐Kuzianik, K., & Bąbel, P. (2018) · Pain Medicine · doi:10.1093/pm/pny285 · Cited by 57 · see citing works

Placebo effects in osteoarthritis: implications for treatment and drug development

Neogi, T., & Colloca, L. (2023) · Nature Reviews Rheumatology · doi:10.1038/s41584-023-01021-4 · Cited by 60 · see citing works

The Link between Health Complaints and Wind Turbines: Support for the Nocebo Expectations Hypothesis

Crichton, F., Chapman, S., Cundy, T., & Petrie, K. J. (2014) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2014.00220 · Cited by 50 · see citing works

Changes in perception of treatment efficacy are associated to the magnitude of the nocebo effect and to personality traits

Corsi, N., Emadi Andani, M., Tinazzi, M., & Fiorio, M. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep30671 · Cited by 44 · see citing works

The Placebo Phenomenon: Implications for the Ethics of Shared Decision-Making

Brody, H. A., Colloca, L., & Miller, F. G. (2012) · Journal of General Internal Medicine · doi:10.1007/s11606-011-1977-1 · Cited by 45 · see citing works

Placebo Effects in the Immune System

Hadamitzky, M., Sondermann, W., Benson, S., & Schedlowski, M. (2018) · International review of neurobiology · doi:10.1016/bs.irn.2018.01.001 · Cited by 46 · see citing works

Optimizing expectations about endocrine treatment for breast cancer: Results of the randomized controlled psy-breast trial

Mora, M. C. S., Pan, Y., Heisig, S. R., von Blanckenburg, P., Rief, W., Witzel, I., Albert, U., & Nestoriuc, Y. (2020) · Clinical Psychology in Europe · doi:10.32872/cpe.v2i1.2695 · Cited by 42 · see citing works

The impact of contextual factors on nursing outcomes and the role of placebo/nocebo effects: a discussion paper

Palese, A., Rossettini, G., Colloca, L., & Testa, M. (2019) · PAIN Reports · doi:10.1097/pr9.0000000000000716 · Cited by 43 · see citing works

Polychromatic Light Exposure as a Therapeutic in the Treatment and Management of Parkinson's Disease: A Controlled Exploratory Trial

Willis, G. L., Boda, J., & Freelance, C. B. (2018) · Frontiers in Neurology · doi:10.3389/fneur.2018.00741 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Acupuncture for the Treatment of Pain – A Mega-Placebo?

Musial, F. (2019) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.01110 · Cited by 39 · see citing works

Blood sugar level follows perceived time rather than actual time in people with type 2 diabetes

Park, C., Pagnini, F., Reece, A. G., Phillips, D., & Langer, E. J. (2016) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1073/pnas.1603444113 · Cited by 36 · see citing works

Accentuate the positive: Counteracting psychogenic responses to media health messages in the age of the Internet

Crichton, F., & Petrie, K. J. (2015) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.04.014 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

Associations Between Occupational and Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Employee Stress, Burnout and Well-Being Among Healthcare Industry Workers

Wolff, M. B., O’Connor, P. J., Wilson, M. G., & Gay, J. L. (2021) · American Journal of Health Promotion · doi:10.1177/08901171211011372 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

The placebo effect in inflammatory skin reactions

Darragh, M., Chang, J. W.-H., Booth, R. J., & Consedine, N. S. (2015) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.01.011 · Cited by 35 · see citing works

The Placebo Effect in Asthma

Dutile, S., Kaptchuk, T. J., & Wechsler, M. E. (2014) · Current Allergy and Asthma Reports · doi:10.1007/s11882-014-0456-2 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Treatment success in neck pain: The added predictive value of psychosocial variables in addition to clinical variables

Groeneweg, R., Haanstra, T. M., Bolman, C. A. W., Oostendorp, R. A. B., van Tulder, M. W., & Ostelo, R. (2016) · Scandinavian Journal of Pain · doi:10.1016/j.sjpain.2016.10.003 · Cited by 34 · see citing works

Placebo analgesia: cognitive influences on therapeutic outcome

Watson, A., Power, A., Brown, C. A., El‐Deredy, W., & Jones, A. K. P. (2012) · Arthritis Research & Therapy · doi:10.1186/ar3783 · Cited by 32 · see citing works

Managing Cancer Pain, Monitoring for Cancer Recurrence, and Mitigating Risk of Opioid Use Disorders: A Team-Based, Interdisciplinary Approach to Cancer Survivorship

Goodlev, E. R., DiScala, S., Darnall, B. D., Hanson, M., Petok, A., & Silverman, M. A. (2019) · Journal of Palliative Medicine · doi:10.1089/jpm.2019.0171 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

Social expectations in depression

Kirchner, L., Κube, T., Berg, M., Eckert, A.-L., Straube, B., Endres, D., & Rief, W. (2024) · Nature Reviews Psychology · doi:10.1038/s44159-024-00386-x · Cited by 31 · see citing works

The effects of patients’ expectations on surgery outcome in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a prognostic factor meta-analysis

Laferton, J. A. C., Oeltjen, L., Neubauer, K., Ebert, D. D., & Münder, T. (2020) · Health Psychology Review · doi:10.1080/17437199.2020.1854051 · Cited by 31 · see citing works

The Placebo Phenomenon: A Narrow Focus on Psychological Models

Peiris, N., Blasini, M., Wright, T. B., & Colloca, L. (2018) · Perspectives in biology and medicine · doi:10.1353/pbm.2018.0051 · Cited by 29 · see citing works

The influence of reward sensitivity, heart rate dynamics and EEG‐delta activity on placebo analgesia

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