This Doesn’t Look Good’: Such Words Can Worsen Patient Pain –

Negative expectations are more persistent and more potent than placebo effects, according to a recent study led by Ulrike Bingel, MD, PhD, professor of clinical neuroscience and director of Interdisciplinary Centre for Pain Medicine at University Hospital Essen, Germany. Bingel and her research team found that negative expectations intensify pain more significantly and with greater lasting impact […]

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