No better way to kick off a new research website than with controversial research. Let's start first with the concept of a "placebo effect." The placebo effect is very common in most forms of healthcare. When people who are ill (mentally or physically) believe that they will get better - guess what - they do. These are real changes though the placebo effect may wear off over time. ...

Welcome to The Behavioral Medicine Report. I want to take a moment in my first post to introduce myself and this website. My name is Christopher Fisher, M.A. I have master's degree in Clinical Psychology from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, and I am currently a 4th year doctoral student in Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine at the University of North Texas.  My doctoral program is somewhat uni ...