Emily Spotts

Development and Evaluation of Cognitive and Behavioral Strategies to Improve Interventions in Reducing Nocebo Effects Nocebo side-effects are adverse health events that can occur when one becomes aware of the potential for negative side-effects, which can increase treatment non-adherence and reduce quality of life, ...

A new OPEN-ACCESS article in Social and Personality Psychology Compass from our lab team examines five intrapersonal strategies individuals can use to reduce nocebo effects. This provides the groundwork for patient-enacted approaches to reduce nocebo effects.

READ HERE: doi.org/10.1111/spc3.70094

Interventions that inform patients about nocebo effects: A systematic review of the current evidence AbstractBackground. The disclosure of side-effect information can negatively contribute to one’s health by giving rise to nocebo side-effects, in which sim

Our systematic review of research about educational interventions to reduce nocebo effects was just published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine #ABM. We summarize trends and propose valuable next directions in this promising field of work. @socialhealthlab.bsky.social

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Comparing the effects of message framing and nocebo education on psychological outcomes This study examines the independent contributions of nocebo education and attribute framing in changing psychological measures related to health behaviors,

New brief report in Annals of Behavioral Medicine from our lab team: academic.oup.com/abm/article-...

We examined the independent and combined contributions of nocebo education and attribute framing on psychological health-related outcomes. #ABM
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Research from our lab is out there on the international stage! Great work, Sydney and Dr. Geers!

The effect of attribute framing on beliefs and attitudes toward branded and generic medications - Journal of Behavioral Medicine Generic medications are developed to match brand-name medications in terms of active ingredients, quality, safety, and strength. Because generic medications cost less than their brand-name counterpart...

My newest open access article titled “The effect of attribute framing on beliefs and attitudes toward branded and generic medications” has been published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Read here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

We are excited to see the University of Toledo recognized among the nation's top research institutions with our new R1 classification! Go Rockets 🚀

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