Placebos in chronic pain: evidence, theory, ethics, and use in clinical practice
TJ Kaptchuk, CC Hemond, FG Miller - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Despite their ubiquitous presence, placebos and placebo effects retain an ambiguous and
unsettling presence in biomedicine. Specifically focused on chronic pain, this review …
unsettling presence in biomedicine. Specifically focused on chronic pain, this review …
[HTML][HTML] Cellular circuits in the brain and their modulation in acute and chronic pain
Chronic, pathological pain remains a global health problem and a challenge to basic and
clinical sciences. A major obstacle to preventing, treating, or reverting chronic pain has been …
clinical sciences. A major obstacle to preventing, treating, or reverting chronic pain has been …
Association of self-reported COVID-19 infection and SARS-CoV-2 serology test results with persistent physical symptoms among French adults during the COVID-19 …
Importance After an infection by SARS-CoV-2, many patients present with persistent
physical symptoms that may impair their quality of life. Beliefs regarding the causes of these …
physical symptoms that may impair their quality of life. Beliefs regarding the causes of these …
Symptoms and the body: taking the inferential leap
The relationship between the conscious experience of physical symptoms and indicators of
objective physiological dysfunction is highly variable and depends on characteristics of the …
objective physiological dysfunction is highly variable and depends on characteristics of the …
Management of functional somatic syndromes and bodily distress
P Henningsen, S Zipfel, H Sattel, F Creed - Psychotherapy and …, 2018 - karger.com
Functional somatic syndromes (FSS), like irritable bowel syndrome or fibromyalgia and other
symptoms reflecting bodily distress, are common in practically all areas of medicine …
symptoms reflecting bodily distress, are common in practically all areas of medicine …
The placebo effect in pain therapies
L Colloca - Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Pharmacological strategies for pain management have primarily focused on dampening
ascending neurotransmission and on opioid receptor–mediated therapies. Little is known …
ascending neurotransmission and on opioid receptor–mediated therapies. Little is known …
Composite pain biomarker signatures for objective assessment and effective treatment
Pain is a subjective sensory experience that can, mostly, be reported but cannot be directly
measured or quantified. Nevertheless, a suite of biomarkers related to mechanisms, neural …
measured or quantified. Nevertheless, a suite of biomarkers related to mechanisms, neural …
Efficient coding of subjective value
Preference-based decisions are essential for survival, for instance, when deciding what we
should (not) eat. Despite their importance, preference-based decisions are surprisingly …
should (not) eat. Despite their importance, preference-based decisions are surprisingly …
[HTML][HTML] Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain
G Ongaro, TJ Kaptchuk - Pain, 2019 - journals.lww.com
The standard and ideal biomedical model of symptom perception treats the brain largely as
a passive stimulus-driven organ. It embraces the notion that the brain absorbs sensory …
a passive stimulus-driven organ. It embraces the notion that the brain absorbs sensory …