Providing detailed medical information, thus informed consent, is an essential component of shared decision making. We investigated how placebo and nocebo effects are evoked by this aspect of interaction between doctor and patient. To do so, patients suffering from depression and sleep disorders were divided in two groups. Both were given a placebo instead of their prescribed sleeping pill. Patients in one group were given informed consent, patients from the other group were given a short version [simple consent]. No statistically significant difference between the groups was detected, only a trend towards higher impairment by side effects in the group with simple consent.
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Providing detailed medical information, thus informed consent, is an essential component of shared decision making. We investigated how placebo and nocebo effects are evoked by this aspect of interaction between doctor and patient. To do so, patients suffering from depression and sleep disorders were divided in two groups. Both were given a placebo instead of their prescribed sleeping pill. Patients in one group were given informed consent, patients from the other group were given a short versio...
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