Effects of open-label placebos on test performance and psychological well-being in healthy medical students: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Psychological distress is prevalent in students and can predispose to psychiatric disorders. Recent findings indicate that distress might be linked to impaired cognitive performance in students. Experimental findings in healthy participants suggest that placebo interventions can improve cog...

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Main Authors: Julian Kleine-Borgmann, Katharina Schmidt, Marieke Billinger, Katarina Forkmann, Katja Wiech, Ulrike Bingel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81502-2