Do You Believe It? Verbal Suggestions Influence the Clinical and Neural Effects of Escitalopram in Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Trial

Do You Believe It? Verbal Suggestions Influence the Clinical and Neural Effects of Escitalopram in Social Anxiety Disorder: A Randomized Trial

Background: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are commonly prescribed for depression and anxiety, but their efficacy relative to placebo has been questioned. We aimed to test how manipulation of verbally induced expectancies, central for placebo, influences SSRI treatment outcome and b...

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Main Authors: Vanda Faria, Malin Gingnell, Johanna M. Hoppe, Olof Hjorth, Iman Alaie, Andreas Frick, Sara Hultberg, Kurt Wahlstedt, Jonas Engman, Kristoffer N.T. Månsson, Per Carlbring, Gerhard Andersson, Margareta Reis, Elna-Marie Larsson, Mats Fredrikson, Tomas Furmark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:EBioMedicine
Subjects:
Expectancies
SSRI
Social anxiety disorder
Placebo effect
Neuroimaging
fMRI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352396417303857

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