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July 6, 2026
I don’t know why Goodreads feels unable to list the Author or any other details on this book’s listing. It has other listings for this title but claims that they are not yet published- but this book was published on 7th May 2026! It is written by Helen Pilcher.
As far as I am concerned this is an outstandingly good read! This book is about the “nocebo” effect- the evil twin of the placebo effect.
Here is the blurb on it from the inside cover:
If you haven’t heard of the nocebo effect, you aren’t alone. For too long it has been a niche area of scientific research, yet evidence suggests that it affects us all. Through the nocebo effect, our thoughts can create symptoms ranging from pain and dizziness to paralysis. The phenomenon explains why during the COVID-19 pandemic, lots of people had Covid symptoms but no virus; why a quarter of those having chemotherapy feel nauseous on the way to the hospital; and how doctors warning of side-effects make them more likely to occur. In this original and eye-opening study, science writer and former neuroscientist Helen Pilcher reveals the nocebo’s stranglehold on our collective health. Across subjects as various as Alzheimer’s and diabetes, Havana Syndrome, TikTok ‘illfluencers’, and hex deaths, this book convincingly proves that the mind and body aren’t just connected. They are in fact the same thing.”
Thanks to the fascinating information in this book I am now far less likely to succumb to the nocebo effect. Many thanks, Helen Pilcher!
As far as I am concerned this is an outstandingly good read! This book is about the “nocebo” effect- the evil twin of the placebo effect.
Here is the blurb on it from the inside cover:
If you haven’t heard of the nocebo effect, you aren’t alone. For too long it has been a niche area of scientific research, yet evidence suggests that it affects us all. Through the nocebo effect, our thoughts can create symptoms ranging from pain and dizziness to paralysis. The phenomenon explains why during the COVID-19 pandemic, lots of people had Covid symptoms but no virus; why a quarter of those having chemotherapy feel nauseous on the way to the hospital; and how doctors warning of side-effects make them more likely to occur. In this original and eye-opening study, science writer and former neuroscientist Helen Pilcher reveals the nocebo’s stranglehold on our collective health. Across subjects as various as Alzheimer’s and diabetes, Havana Syndrome, TikTok ‘illfluencers’, and hex deaths, this book convincingly proves that the mind and body aren’t just connected. They are in fact the same thing.”
Thanks to the fascinating information in this book I am now far less likely to succumb to the nocebo effect. Many thanks, Helen Pilcher!
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