Psychotherapy and psychosomatics
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Psychother Psychosom · Jan 2020
Prior Therapeutic Experiences, Not Expectation Ratings, Predict Placebo Effects: An Experimental Study in Chronic Pain and Healthy Participants.
Many clinical trials fail because of placebo responses. Prior therapeutic experiences and patients' expectations may affect the capacity to respond to placebos in chronic disorders. ⋯ These findings indicate that participants with chronic pain conditions display robust placebo effects that are not mediated by expectations but are instead directly linked to prior therapeutic experiences. This confirms the importance of assessing the therapeutic history while raising questions about the utility of expectation ratings. Future research is needed to enhance prediction of responses to placebos, which will ultimately improve clinical trial designs.
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Psychother Psychosom · Jan 2020
Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems of Medical Health Workers during the COVID-19 Epidemic in China.
We explored whether medical health workers had more psychosocial problems than nonmedical health workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. ⋯ During the COVID-19 outbreak, medical health workers had psychosocial problems and risk factors for developing them. They were in need of attention and recovery programs.