The Power of Communication and the Placebo Effect: IPS Symposium ‘How Can We Effectively Harness the Placebo Effect in Healthcare?’
18 Nov. 2024
Last Wednesday, healthcare professionals, researchers, and students gathered at the IPS symposium ‘How Can We Effectively Harness the Placebo Effect…
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Andrea Evers on the role of trust and the placebo effect on the TrustTalk Podcast
14 Oct. 2024
In a special episode of the TrustTalk podcast, professor Andrea Evers discusses the placebo effect and its strong connection to communication and trus…
Publication: Mindfulness Effects on Anxiety: Disentangling the Role of Decentering and Treatment Expectations
7 Oct. 2024
Mindfulness has gained significant popularity as an intervention that encourages individuals to be present, accepting, and non-judgmental in their tho…
Publication: Expectancies and avoidance: Towards an integrated model of chronic somatic symptoms
30 Sep. 2024
Expectancy and avoidance learning are important mechanisms in understanding chronic somatic conditions. Despite evidence suggesting they are interconn…
Symposium ‘Hoe we het placebo-effect kunnen inzetten in de zorg: Van arts-patiënt communicatie tot klinische richtlijnen’
27 Sep. 2024
Graag nodigt het team Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (IPS) Leiden jullie uit voor het symposium ‘Hoe we het placebo-effect kunnen in…
Behind the power of placebo: Andrea Evers on ‘De wereld van Sofie’ Radio 1 Belgium
10 Sep. 2024
What are the mechanisms behind the placebo effect? How can positive expectations lead to reduced pain? And why is the placebo effect so powerful? Pla…
Nocebo hyperalgesia and pain progression: Prediction, acquisition, and recovery - PhD defense Merve Karacaoglu
9 Sep. 2024
On September 4th from 13:00 to 14:00, Merve Karacaoglu successfully defended her PhD thesis titled “Nocebo hyperalgesia and pain progression: Predic…
Milestone: First Erasmus summer school of the PANACEA consortium in Madrid
22 Jul. 2024
What a milestone: the first Erasmus Summer school of the PANACEA Consortium in Madrid (July 15-19) on placebo and nocebo effects, offering high-level…
Andrea Evers in top 100 most influential people in healthcare and the most cited social scientists
8 Jul. 2024
Prof. dr. Andrea Evers has been recognized by VvAA members for her exceptional contributions to the healthcare sector, ranking 44th among the top 100…
Placebo surgeries: Ethical dilemmas and potential in surgical research (NTvG)
18 Jun. 2024
In an article for the Dutch Journal of Medicine (Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde; NTvG), Prof. dr. Andrea Evers, Drs. Hans van Lennep, and Dr.…
Overly optimistic explanations can lead to disappointment – NRC letters
7 Jun. 2024
“Can doctors use the placebo effect?” Yvo Smulders asks (24/5). My colleagues at the Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies and I would like…
PANACEA Placebo and Nocebo Education Partnership Meeting in Leiden
31 May. 2024
The sixth PANACEA partnership meeting was held in Leiden on May 29-30th, hosted and organized by Andrea Evers and Stefanie Meeuwis from ULEI. PANACEA…
WRR-podcast Vogelvlucht #28: Close-up with WRR member Andrea Evers
16 May. 2024
In the 'Close-up' episodes of the Vogelvlucht podcast, we get acquainted with the members of the Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Scie…
New publication on nocebo hyperalgesia and other expectancy-related factors in daily fibromyalgia pain
9 May. 2024
Expectancies are known to shape pain experiences, but it remains unclear how different types of expectancies contribute to daily pain fluctuations in…
Placebos really work: Andrea Evers on the power of placebo at the NPO Podcast Festival
9 Apr. 2024
What makes placebos so effective? And how can we use them to improve health outcomes? These questions are answered by placebo-expert Andrea Evers dur…
International SUMMER SCHOOL on Placebo And Nocebo
26 Mar. 2024
We are thrilled to introduce the "PANACEA: International Summer School on Placebo And Nocebo"! This innovative project is designed to educate universi…
New publication on pharmacological conditioning in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
16 Feb. 2024
Medication regimens employing variable reinforcement conditioning have demonstrated comparable or enhanced therapeutic effects compared to full pharma…
New publication on harmful communication in cancer care
12 Jan. 2024
This article reveals what cancer patients and their family caregivers specifically perceive as harmful communication behavior.
Merry Christmas!
21 Dec. 2023
We wish you wonderful Christmas days and a great 2024!
Publication award for paper about placebo learning mechanisms
19 Dec. 2023
Hans van Lennep won the Best PhD Published Article Award of the Institute of Psychology at Leiden University.
If placebos work, do nocebos work too?
14 Dec. 2023
Most people have heard of the placebo effect, but the nocebo effect is much less known. What is the nocebo effect and how does it work? Professor of…
Treatment adherence hinges on good communication and trust in the treatment
20 Nov. 2023
Encouraging treatment adherence remains a significant challenge, especially with antihypertensives. It is crucial that the patient has trust in the tr…
PANACEA Partnership Meeting in Bologna
29 Oct. 2023
On 25-26 October 2023, the fourth partnership meeting took place in Bologna. This meeting, led by UNIBO, focused on the preparation of learning mater…
Newsletter September 2023
28 Sep. 2023
This newsletter includes Leiden University receiving the grant for advanced placebo interventions, vacancies for PhD positions, upcoming PhD defenses,…
New publication on effects of learning on expectancy-oriented pain relief
29 Jul. 2023
This study compared the individual versus combined effects of three important ways of learning on expectation-based pain relief.
Can placebo techniques help rheumatism patients reduce their medication?
30 Jun. 2023
From painful joints to intense fatigue: a third of rheumatism patients suffer serious effects from this chronic condition and rely long-term on medica…
New publication on placebo effects in managing diabetes
12 Jun. 2023
Exploring the potential use of placebo effect principles in the management of type 2 diabetes.
4th International SIPS conferentie
17 May. 2023
Vorige week (10 – 13 mei) vond de 4e internationale conferentie van de Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (SIPS) plaats in Duisburg, Duit…
New publication on Learned Nocebo Effects
3 May. 2023
A comprehensive view of the magnitude of nocebo effects and contributing factors that will help steer nocebo research toward fruitful directions.
New publication on Nocebo Hyperalgesia Reduction
26 Apr. 2023
Exploring the psychological predictors of nocebo hyperalgesia and whether the reduction of nocebo hyperalgesia can be predicted by susceptibility…
New centre of expertise makes placebo research accessible for healthcare and society
17 Apr. 2023
Positive expectations about treatment increase the likelihood of success. The new Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies Leiden is therefore pro…
How the Placebo Effect Can Contribute to Better Care
14 Apr. 2023
We do not know what the active ingredients are for many regular treatments. For example, the effect of a placebo pill can be as great as, for example,…
Coming up: launch IPS Leiden - thursday 13 april
13 Apr. 2023
The festive opening of the Center for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies (IPS) Leiden and the launch of our innovative VR communication training for he…
