The Nocebo Effect
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The Nocebo EffectBy Stephanie Wang
What is it?
The Placebo Effect Placebo: “I shall please” Nocebo: “I shall harm” Expectations Experiences Anxiety and Depression
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Eighty Years Ago
Witch doctorNear death to hospitalLizard EggsOne week later
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Forty Years Ago
Liver cancerSix months to liveAutopsyBelief
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Today
Side effectsHigh riskClinical trialsAnticipatory nauseaObservations
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Impacts
DoctorsSide EffectsOperationsBelief can cure or kill a person
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Pilcher, Helen. "Beware Witch Doctors." NewScientist 16 May 2009: 30-33.