http://mindhacks.com/2009/09/30/side-effects-from-placebos-can-be-drug-specific/ Neuroscience and psychology news and views. Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://mindhacks.com/2009/09/30/side-effects-from-placebos-can-be-drug-specific/#comment-5301 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:29:18 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/side-effects-from-placebos-can-be-drug-specific/#comment-5301 This is indeed an very interesting point. It actually links very closely with Jastreboff’s Tinnitus Treatment model of TRT, where he connects peoples side effect (the tinnitus occurring) with their knowledge of the disorders symptoms. Once again very interesting post and more food for thought.

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2009/09/30/side-effects-from-placebos-can-be-drug-specific/#comment-5300 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:01:13 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/side-effects-from-placebos-can-be-drug-specific/#comment-5300 More placebo stuff from sciencedaily.com: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091001081303.htm

]]> http://mindhacks.com/2009/09/30/side-effects-from-placebos-can-be-drug-specific/#comment-5299 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:40:22 +0000 http://mindhacksblog.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/side-effects-from-placebos-can-be-drug-specific/#comment-5299 Your post made me wonder about how we learn about medications and their side effects. Then I thought about what I see on TV. Could it be that modern drug advertisements with there recitations of a lengthy catalog of side effects, create an unfavorable expectations? Might people now hold an unconscious litany of possible disasters? If the possibility of taking medication (real or placebo) triggers anxiety then couldn’t the placebo effect work in reverse?
A question more to the point, what would be the neuroscience behind the placebo effect? For me, the emotionality of treatment setting (including receiving a script for the placebo) and the likelihood of frequent subsequent recall of the treatment event(s). Emotions lead to feelings lead to moods, and better moods have demonstrable impact on treatment success.

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