Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
The effects of hypnotic and nonhypnotic imaginative suggestion on pain.
Few studies have compared placebo and suggested pain reduction. ⋯ In the general population, nonhypnotic imaginative suggestions may be as effective as hypnotic suggestions in reducing pain. Response expectancies would seem to be an important mechanism of placebo and suggested pain reduction.