Nocebo Effects and Hypnosis Research
What nocebo effects are, how they appear in hypnosis research, and why negative expectations can produce real symptoms that complicate trial results.
Placebo
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Expectation, Placebo and Hypnosis: Why Comparison Groups Matter
Why hypnosis can beat a wait-list but not a sham, what each kind of comparison group rules out, and what research says about hypnosis and placebo.
Hypnosis and the Placebo Question
How hypnosis relates to the placebo effect, why the comparison is more complicated than it seems and what the evidence shows about separating specific from non-specific effects.