Belief is a Medical Intervention

Everyone’s heard of the placebo effect…but have you heard of the nocebo effect? And more importantly, how were you taught about how belief and expectations of a treatment can modulate the effectiveness and experience of that treatment? Joan invites pain coach Deb Malkin back on the podcast to discuss the placebo/nocebo effect, and how we can apply these phenomenon to how we communicate with our patients.

Nocebo Effect Video: https://youtu.be/fTUPQAoTr7w

Deb Malkin Website: https://debmalkin.com/

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