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RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2020 Mar 30


Ann Behav Med

Merely Possessing a Placebo Analgesic Improves Analgesia Similar to Using the Placebo Analgesic.

Authors

Wai-Lan Yeung V, Geers AL, Colloca L
Ann Behav Med. 2020 Mar 30.
PMID: 32227161.

Abstract

Placebo analgesia studies generally reported that the actual use of a placebo analgesic reduces pain. Yeung VW, Geers A, Kam SM. Merely possessing a placebo analgesic reduced pain intensity: Preliminary findings from a randomized design. Curr Psychol. 2019;38(1):194-203 found that the mere possession (without use) of a placebo analgesic also reduces pain.