Testing the effects of an expectancy-based intervention among adolescents: Can placebos be used to enhance physical health?

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 405-417

  Beauchamp, Mark R ^a   Rhodes, Ryan E ^b   Hua, Silvia ^c   Morton, Katie L ^a   Kreutzer, Christiane ^d   Liang, Jennifer A ^a   Khou, Kevin Y K ^a   Dominelli, Paolo B ^a   Daoud, Deana M ^a   Sherman, Megan F B ^a   Dunlop, William L ^a   Sheel, Andrew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

intervention; physical activity; placebo

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PLACEBO EFFECT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 79960677918     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.554567     Document Type: Article

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