8. The ’nocebo’ effect: just as important as the placebo effect?

Janine and Aleena kick off by summarising the well-established 'placebo' effect, before focusing in on the lesser-known 'nocebo' effect. What's the difference? How might these effects play a big role in treatment effectiveness? Can these effects be minimised? Janine also confesses to sub-par performance on a university assignment and Aleena shares some long-overdue pool noodle wisdom.  Full show notes at Sister Doctor Squared website. Audio mastering, plus intro and outro music, by Dr Adrian Diery