"Placebo Effect" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An effect usually, but not necessarily, beneficial that is attributable to an expectation that the regimen will have an effect, i.e., the effect is due to the power of suggestion.
| Descriptor ID |
D015990
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.350.625 N06.850.490.734.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Placebo Effect- Placebo Effect
- Effect, Placebo
- Effects, Placebo
- Placebo Effects
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Placebo Effect" by people in Profiles.
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Tepper SJ, Cirillo J, Kim E, L'Italien G, Tweedie JM, Lodaya K, Riley D, Pathan F, Antaki N, Nathanson BH, McAllister P. The temporal trend of placebo response in migraine prevention from 1990 to 2021: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis with regression. J Headache Pain. 2023 May 16; 24(1):54.
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Nyirjesy P, Sobel JD. Re: A systematic review of drug treatment of vulvodynia: evidence of a strong placebo effect. BJOG. 2019 06; 126(7):945-946.
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Huestis MA, Blount BC, Milan DF, Newmeyer MN, Schroeder J, Smith ML. Correlation of creatinine- and specific gravity-normalized free and glucuronidated urine cannabinoid concentrations following smoked, vaporized, and oral cannabis in frequent and occasional cannabis users. Drug Test Anal. 2019 Jul; 11(7):968-975.
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Peiris N, Blasini M, Wright T, Colloca L. The Placebo Phenomenon: A Narrow Focus on Psychological Models. Perspect Biol Med. 2018; 61(3):388-400.
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van den Berg-Wolf M. Acupuncture is more than placebo treatment. Am J Med. 2014 Oct; 127(10):e23.
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Brubaker L, Nager CW, Richter HE, Weidner AC, Hsu Y, Wai CY, Paraiso M, Nolen TL, Wallace D, Meikle S. Effectiveness of blinding: sham suprapubic incisions in a randomized trial of retropubic midurethral sling in women undergoing vaginal prolapse surgery. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Nov; 211(5):554.e1-7.
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Ezekowitz MD, Nagarakanti R, Lubinski A, Bandman O, Canafax D, Ellis DJ, Milner PG, Ziola M, Thibault B, Hohnloser SH. A randomized trial of budiodarone in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2012 Jun; 34(1):1-9.
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Peters SA, den Ruijter HM, Palmer MK, Grobbee DE, Crouse JR, O'Leary DH, Evans GW, Raichlen JS, Bots ML. Extensive or restricted ultrasound protocols to measure carotid intima-media thickness: analysis of completeness rates and impact on observed rates of change over time. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2012 Jan; 25(1):91-100.
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Hewitt DJ, Aurora SK, Dodick DW, Goadsby PJ, Ge YJ, Bachman R, Taraborelli D, Fan X, Assaid C, Lines C, Ho TW. Randomized controlled trial of the CGRP receptor antagonist MK-3207 in the acute treatment of migraine. Cephalalgia. 2011 Apr; 31(6):712-22.
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Webster GF. Light and laser therapy for acne: sham or science? facts and controversies. Clin Dermatol. 2010 Jan-Feb; 28(1):31-3.