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The Nocebo Effect: When Words Make You Sick -- Michael Bernstein, Hardcover Sherlock Gnomes Targeted to young children firstAn investigation of the nocebo effect the placebo effect's evil twin. "The nocebo effect" is a phenomenon best summarized as the occurrence of a harmful event that stems from consciously or subconsciously anticipating it. There are myriad examples throughout history, and recent studies have documented the critical role of the nocebo effect in treatment side effects such as with statins for high cholesterol, the higher incidence of complaints after