‘Nocebo’ refers to adverse side effects that a patient might experience when given a pill containing no active ingredient – an inert tablet. ‘Drucebo’ refers to the difference in side ...

The answer is the “nocebo effect”. Most people have heard of the placebo effect, where a fake treatment can improve someone’s health because they believe it will help them. The nocebo effect ...

Most people have heard of the placebo effect, where a fake treatment can improve someone's health because they believe it will help them. The nocebo effect is the opposite. It occurs when someone ...

The placebo effect typically refers to beneficial effects of a drug that derive from the recipient’s expectations of its effects rather than its biochemistry. The effect can also work in reverse, ...