Treatment Expectations | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Jan 2026

More optimistic treatment expectations are associated with better outcomes through stronger group cohesion, but not dyadic alliance: Results from a naturalistic day clinic study in complex depression

in Mood Disorders

Catherine Irniger
Johannes Vetter
Steffi Weidt
Erich Seifritz
Martin grosse Holtforth
Rainer Krähenmann

Frontiers in Psychiatry

137 views

Review

Published on 27 May 2024

Working with patients’ treatment expectations – what we can learn from homeopathy

in Health Psychology

Marcel Wilhelm
Christiane Hermann
Winfried Rief
Manfred Schedlowski
Ulrike Bingel
Alexander Winkler

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1398865

12,476 views
16 citations

Original Research

Published on 24 Mar 2022

Positive Treatment Expectations Shape Perceived Medication Efficacy in a Translational Placebo Paradigm for the Gut-Brain Axis

in Psychological Therapy and Psychosomatics

Sven Benson
Nina Theysohn
Julian Kleine-Borgmann
Laura Rebernik
Adriane Icenhour
Sigrid Elsenbruch

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.824468

3,159 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Apr 2022

The Influence of Preoperative Mood and Treatment Expectations on Early Postsurgical Acute Pain After a Total Knee Replacement

in Psychological Therapy and Psychosomatics

Julia Stuhlreyer
Regine Klinger

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.840270

3,463 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Aug 2024

Treatment expectations of patients and clinicians: a cross-sectional study

in Public Mental Health

Jiarui Li
Chunfeng Xiao
Tao Li
Yanping Duan
Yinan Jiang
Lili Shi
Xia Hong
Wenqi Geng
Jiaojiao Hu
Yufei Wang

Frontiers in Psychiatry

doi 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1447405

3,051 views
3 citations

General Commentary

Published on 16 Dec 2024

Commentary: Working with patients' treatment expectations – what we can learn from homeopathy

in Performance Science

Simonetta Bernardini
Andrea Dei

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1477034

1,922 views

Review

Published on 25 May 2022

Potential Prognostic Indicators for Patients With Retinal Vein Occlusion

in Ophthalmology

Shan Yin
Yanyan Cui
Wanzhen Jiao
Bojun Zhao

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2022.839082

6,470 views
27 citations

Systematic Review

Published on 18 Apr 2024

Learning by observing: a systematic exploration of modulatory factors and the impact of observationally induced placebo and nocebo effects on treatment outcomes

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Helena Klauß
Angelika Kunkel
Diana Müßgens
Jan Haaker
Ulrike Bingel

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1293975

9,015 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2019

The Role of Tactile Stimulation for Expectation, Perceived Treatment Assignment and the Placebo Effect in an Experimental Nausea Paradigm

in Perception Science

Simone Aichner
Anja Haile
Verena Hoffmann
Elisabeth Olliges
Matthias H. Tschöp
Karin Meissner

Frontiers in Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnins.2019.01212

6,763 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 02 Feb 2023

Idealistic, realistic, and unrealistic expectations of pharmacological treatment in persons with type 2 diabetes in primary care

in Family Medicine and Primary Care

Ana María Salinas Martínez
Angélica Gabriela Juárez Montes
Yesenia Ramírez Morado
Hid Felizardo Cordero Franco
Francisco Javier Guzmán de la Garza
Luis Carlos Hernández Oyervides
Georgina Mayela Núñez Rocha

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1058828

3,132 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 04 Jun 2025

Open-Label-Placebos can reduce pain, but not indigestion during gluten challenge in chronic pain patients

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Lena Paschke-Dahl
Regine Klinger

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1572761

1,837 views

Perspective

Published on 24 Jan 2023

Mobile health solutions: An opportunity for rehabilitation in low- and middle income countries?

in Digital Public Health

Bruno Bonnechère
Oyene Kossi
Jean Mapinduzi
Jules Panda
Aki Rintala
Susanne Guidetti
Annemie Spooren
Peter Feys

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1072322

7,740 views
40 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 May 2023

Adolescents with developmental traumas in therapy in a child and adolescent mental health service, outpatient unit: experiences of daily living and expectations for therapy – a qualitative study

in Psychology for Clinical Settings

Kjerst Olstad
Torgeir Sørensen
Lars Lien
Lars Johan Danbolt

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.946394

6,901 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 09 Oct 2024

Expectations concerning cancer treatment: perspectives of medical oncologists and patients on advanced, unresectable lung carcinoma

in Psycho-Oncology

Patricia Cruz-Castellanos
Paula Jiménez-Fonseca
Rocío Galán-Moral
Nuria Piera-Molons
Marina Gustems
Caterina Calderon

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1392567

2,139 views

Review

Published on 21 Jul 2023

The evolution of technical prerequisites and local boundary conditions for optimization of mitral valve interventions—Emphasis on skills development and institutional risk performance

in Cardiovascular Surgery

Riccardo Cocchieri
Bertus van de Wetering
Jan Baan
Antoine Driessen
Robert Riezebos
Sjoerd van Tuijl
Bas de Mol

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

doi 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1101337

2,405 views

Review

Published on 22 Dec 2021

Consequences of a Diagnostic Label: A Systematic Scoping Review and Thematic Framework

in Public Mental Health

Rebecca Sims
Zoe A. Michaleff
Paul Glasziou
Rae Thomas

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2021.725877

72,293 views
67 citations

Articles

More optimistic treatment expectations are associated with better outcomes through stronger group cohesion, but not dyadic alliance: Results from a naturalistic day clinic study in complex depression

Working with patients’ treatment expectations – what we can learn from homeopathy

Positive Treatment Expectations Shape Perceived Medication Efficacy in a Translational Placebo Paradigm for the Gut-Brain Axis

The Influence of Preoperative Mood and Treatment Expectations on Early Postsurgical Acute Pain After a Total Knee Replacement

Treatment expectations of patients and clinicians: a cross-sectional study

Commentary: Working with patients' treatment expectations – what we can learn from homeopathy

Potential Prognostic Indicators for Patients With Retinal Vein Occlusion

Learning by observing: a systematic exploration of modulatory factors and the impact of observationally induced placebo and nocebo effects on treatment outcomes

The Role of Tactile Stimulation for Expectation, Perceived Treatment Assignment and the Placebo Effect in an Experimental Nausea Paradigm

Idealistic, realistic, and unrealistic expectations of pharmacological treatment in persons with type 2 diabetes in primary care

Open-Label-Placebos can reduce pain, but not indigestion during gluten challenge in chronic pain patients

Mobile health solutions: An opportunity for rehabilitation in low- and middle income countries?

Adolescents with developmental traumas in therapy in a child and adolescent mental health service, outpatient unit: experiences of daily living and expectations for therapy – a qualitative study

Expectations concerning cancer treatment: perspectives of medical oncologists and patients on advanced, unresectable lung carcinoma

The evolution of technical prerequisites and local boundary conditions for optimization of mitral valve interventions—Emphasis on skills development and institutional risk performance

Consequences of a Diagnostic Label: A Systematic Scoping Review and Thematic Framework