Open AccessNo evidence that attentional bias towards pain-related words is associated with verbally induced nocebo hyperalgesia: a dot-probe study
Author(s) -
Matthew J. Coleshill,
Louise Sharpe,
Ben Colagiuri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pain reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 15
ISSN - 2471-2531
DOI - 10.1097/pr9.0000000000000921
Subject(s) - nocebo , nocebo effect , placebo , hyperalgesia , anxiety , psychology , expectancy theory , anesthesia , clinical psychology , audiology , physical therapy , medicine , psychiatry , nociception , social psychology , alternative medicine , receptor , pathology
Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. This study examined attention as a mechanism of nocebo hyperalgesia. No association was observed between attentional bias towards pain-related words and nocebo hyperalgesia.