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Do you feel pain because you fear it? The case of fibromyalgia

If you type “Is fibromyalgia ...”, Google suggests “Is fibromyalgia real?” Doctors agree it is a “real” medical condition involving both physical and mental mechanisms. Current research highlights the importance of people’s expectancies about their symptoms.

Fabiënne van den Ende, Sarah Vreijling and Merve Karacaoglu • November 25, 2019

Taking the power of expectations to the patient

How easily can you be influenced in your expectations? To what degree do your expectations influence you, for example, your symptoms when being ill or the effects of treatment? And how can such expectations be applied to optimize patient care?

Henriët van Middendorp • November 12, 2018