Harnessing Placebo Mechanisms for Optimal Pain Management and Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Use Disorders

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12 September 2022

Editorial: Harnessing placebo mechanisms

Chamindi Seneviratne

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Jason Noel

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Patricia D. Franklin

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Luana Colloca

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Chamindi Seneviratne

Institute for Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore

School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Patricia Franklin

School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland

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The 3-day conference and associated Research Topic is designed to provide an unparalleled platform for integrating current knowledge on placebo research in pain, alcohol and other substance use disorders.

Pain and addiction are inter-related conditions with large and individually variable placebo effect on disease progression and response to treatments.

The ultimate goal of this conference is to provide a platform that will catalyze development of holistic and adequate strategies for better management and treatment of these conditions.

Specifically, the conference and the associated Research Topic aims to:

• expand the knowledge of placebo responsiveness,

• facilitate collaborations and synthesize new approaches in research and treatment

• enhance the empirical, conceptual and ethical understanding of the placebo effect among academic researchers, health care professionals, as well as external stakeholders.

This Research Topic will be limited to original research articles, and cover the following topics:

• Predictability of placebo responses

• Placebo and nocebo effects in pain disorders

• Placebo and nocebo effects in alcohol and other substance use disorders and comorbid conditions

• Molecular mechanisms of placebo response

• Ethical considerations in conducting placebo research

• Translational opportunities for placebo research

The 3-day conference and associated Research Topic is designed to provide an unparalleled platform for integrating current knowledge on placebo research in pain, alcohol and other substance use disorders.

Pain and addiction are inter-related conditions with large and individually variable placebo effect on disease progression and response to treatments.

The ultimate goal of this conference is to provide a platform that will catalyze development of holistic and adequate strategies for better management and treatment of these conditions.

Specifically, the conference and the associated Research Topic aims to:

• expand the knowledge of placebo responsiveness,

• facilitate collaborations and synthesize new approaches in research and treatment

• enhance the empirical, conceptual and ethical understanding of the placebo effect among academic researchers, health care professionals, as well as external stakeholders.

This Research Topic will be limited to original research articles, and cover the following topics:

• Predictability of placebo responses

• Placebo and nocebo effects in pain disorders

• Placebo and nocebo effects in alcohol and other substance use disorders and comorbid conditions

• Molecular mechanisms of placebo response

• Ethical considerations in conducting placebo research

• Translational opportunities for placebo research

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Chamindi Seneviratne

Institute for Genome Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore

School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Patricia Franklin

School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland

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