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 ...

‘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 ...

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 ...