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The Amazing Placebo Effect + Nocebo’s Dark Side | Brain Bites with Dr. B
Join Dr. Jessica Beachkofsky in this episode of Brain Bites as she explores the fascinating placebo and nocebo effects. Learn how positive expectations can lead to real (and faster) symptom relief and discover the negative impact of the nocebo effect. Dr. B provides practical strategies for mental health therapists to foster positive outcomes and minimize negative expectations in treatment. Dig into the science behind these effects and see real-life examples of how they impact mental health treatment. Reputable drug information can be found on the FDA’s website where you can access all medication insert data. It’s dense but useful! www.accessdata.fda.gov/script...
0:00 Placebo/Nocebo Responses Intro
00:17 What's a Placebo?
01:17 Why You Should Care
02:16 Placebo Case
03:43 Fostering the Placebo Effect
04:35 Nocebo: the Dark Side
05:42 Minimizing the Nocebo Effects
06:49 Nocebo Case
08:21 What makes the nocebo effect worse
09:04 Decrease the nocebo effect
09:50 How does the placebo effect work in the brain?
10:58 How to foster the best med responses
11:51 Informed Consent by Doctors
13:04 How you can help!
13:59 Recap for increasing placebo and decreasing nocebo effects
14:36 Disclaimer
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