Term ID: T5792

Nocebo Effect

/nocebo-effect/
Negative health effects resulting from negative expectations about treatment or prognosis
Example: Demonstrates power of psychological factors in physical symptom experience and treatment outcomes

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Reference: Benedetti et al. (2007)