Nocebo effect - what is it? And what can we do about it?
Goodfellow Unit
English - September 02, 2019 12:00 - 21 minutesScience Health & Fitness Medicine goodfellow unit primary health care professional practitioner new zealand general Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Professor Keith Petrie talks about the 'nocebo' effect. Keith is a professor in the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland and has made significant contributions to health, medicine and psycho-immunology. His Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ) is widely cited, and its use has advanced the understanding of how people perceive and respond to illness, with implications for recovery.