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Journal articles

Black C; Vartanian LR; Faasse K, 2019, 'An Experimental Test of the Effects of a Target Person's Body Weight and Engagement with Health Behaviours on Perceptions of Overall Health', Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 11, pp. 240 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12151

Svensberg K; Nordeng H; Gaffari S; Faasse K; Horne R; Lupattelli A, 2019, 'Perceived sensitivity to medicines: a study among chronic medicine users in Norway', International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 41, pp. 804 - 812, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11096-019-00826-2

Faasse K; Huynh A; Pearson S; Geers AL; Helfer SG; Colagiuri B, 2019, 'The influence of side effect information framing on nocebo effects', Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53, pp. 621 - 629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/abm/kay071

Materia FT; Faasse K; Smyth JM, 2019, 'Understanding and Preventing Health Concerns About Emerging Mobile Health Technologies (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.14375

Barnes K; Faasse K; Geers AL; Helfer SG; Sharpe L; Colloca L; Colagiuri B, 2019, 'Can Positive Framing Reduce Nocebo Side Effects? Current Evidence and Recommendation for Future Research', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 10, pp. 167, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.00167

Faasse K; Helfer SG; Barnes K; Colagiuri B; Geers AL, 2019, 'Experimental assessment of nocebo effects and nocebo side effects: Definitions, study design, and implications for psychiatry and beyond', Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00396

El Brihi J; Horne R; Faasse K, 2019, 'Prescribing Placebos: An Experimental Examination of the Role of Dose, Expectancies, and Adherence in Open-Label Placebo Effects', Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53, pp. 16 - 28, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/abm/kay011

Faasse K; Yeom B; Parkes B; Kearney J; Petrie KJ, 2018, 'The infuence of social modeling, gender, and empathy on treatment side effects', Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52, pp. 560 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/abm/kax025

Martin LR; Feig C; Maksoudian CR; Wysong K; Faasse K, 2018, 'A perspective on nonadherence to drug therapy: Psychological barriers and strategies to overcome nonadherence', Patient Preference and Adherence, 12, pp. 1527 - 1535, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S155971

Faasse K; Martin LR, 2018, 'The Power of Labeling in Nocebo Effects', International Review of Neurobiology, 139, pp. 379 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.irn.2018.07.016

Faasse K; Porsius JT; Faasse J; Martin LR, 2017, 'Bad news: The influence of news coverage and Google searches on Gardasil adverse event reporting', Vaccine, 35, pp. 6872 - 6878, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.10.004

Faasse K; Perera A; Loveys K; Grey A; Petrie KJ, 2017, 'Enhancing treatment effectiveness through social modelling: A pilot study', Psychology and Health, 32, pp. 626 - 637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2017.1293056

Faasse K; Petrie KJ, 2016, 'From Me to You: The Effect of Social Modeling on Treatment Outcomes', Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25, pp. 438 - 443, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721416657316

Faasse K; Chatman CJ; Martin LR, 2016, 'A comparison of language use in pro- and anti-vaccination comments in response to a high profile Facebook post', Vaccine, 34, pp. 5808 - 5814, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.09.029

Colgan SLE; Faasse K; Pereira JA; Grey A; Petrie KJ, 2016, 'Changing perceptions and efficacy of generic medicines: An intervention study', Health Psychology, 35, pp. 1246 - 1253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000402

Petrie KJ; Faasse K; Thomas MG, 2016, 'Public Perceptions and Knowledge of the Ebola Virus, Willingness to Vaccinate, and Likely Behavioral Responses to an Outbreak', Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 10, pp. 674 - 680, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2016.67

Bartley H; Faasse K; Horne R; Petrie KJ, 2016, 'You Can’t Always Get What You Want: The Influence of Choice on Nocebo and Placebo Responding', Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 50, pp. 445 - 451, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12160-016-9772-1

Stephens MH; Grey A; Fernandez J; Kalluru R; Faasse K; Horne A; Petrie KJ, 2016, '3-D bone models to improve treatment initiation among patients with osteoporosis: A randomised controlled pilot trial', Psychology and Health, 31, pp. 487 - 497, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2015.1112389

Faasse K; Martin LR; Grey A; Gamble G; Petrie KJ, 2016, 'Impact of brand or generic labeling on medication effectiveness and side effects', Health Psychology, 35, pp. 187 - 190, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000282

O'Sullivan AT; Rowley S; Ellis S; Faasse K; Petrie KJ, 2016, 'The Validity and Clinical Utility of the COVERS Scale and Pain Assessment Tool for Assessing Pain in Neonates Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit', Clinical Journal of Pain, 32, pp. 51 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000228

Faasse K; Grey A; Jordan R; Garland S; Petrie KJ, 2015, 'Seeing is believing: Impact of social modeling on placebo and nocebo responding', Health Psychology, 34, pp. 880 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000199

Faasse K; Grey A; Horne R; Petrie KJ, 2015, 'High perceived sensitivity to medicines is associated with higher medical care utilisation, increased symptom reporting and greater information-seeking about medication', Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 24, pp. 592 - 599, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pds.3751

Patience A; Amir N; Ellis CJ; O'Sullivan AT; Faasse K; Gamble G; Petrie KJ, 2015, 'Does the early feedback of results improve reassurance following diagnostic testing? A randomized controlled trial in patients undergoing cardiac investigation', Health Psychology, 34, pp. 216 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000109

Patience A; Amir N; Ellis CJ; O'Sullivan AT; Faasse K; Gamble G; Petrie KJ, 2015, 'Does the early feedback of results improve reassurance following diagnostic testing? A randomized controlled trial in patients undergoing cardiac investigation', Health Psychology, 34, pp. 216 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000109

Perera A; Thomas MG; Moore JO; Faasse K; Petrie KJ, 2015, 'Effect of a Smartphone Application Incorporating Personalized Health-Related Imagery on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial (vol 28, pg 579, 2014)', AIDS PATIENT CARE AND STDS, 29, pp. 52 - 52, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000347290100008&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Colgan S; Faasse K; Martin LR; Stephens MH; Grey A; Petrie KJ, 2015, 'Perceptions of generic medication in the general population, doctors and pharmacists: A systematic review', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e008915, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008915

Perera AI; Thomas MG; Moore JO; Faasse K; Petrie KJ, 2014, 'Effect of a Smartphone Application Incorporating Personalized Health-Related Imagery on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial', AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 28, pp. 579 - 586, http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/apc.2014.0156

Grey A; Tan K; Petrie KJ; Faasse K; Bolland MJ, 2014, 'Authors' reply to MacDonald and Etminan', BMJ (Online), 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5523

Tan K; Petrie KJ; Faasse K; Bolland MJ; Grey A, 2014, 'Unhelpful information about adverse drug reactions: Kirin Tan and colleagues find that information about adverse drug reactions for commonly prescribed drugs is excessive, inconsistent, often poorly presented, and contaminated by symptoms commonly experienced in daily life. They suggest how we could do better', BMJ (Online), 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5019

Petrie KJ; Faasse K; Crichton F; Grey A, 2014, 'How common are symptoms? Evidence from a New Zealand national telephone survey', BMJ Open, 4, pp. e005374, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005374

Faasse K; Petrie KJ, 2013, 'The nocebo effect: Patient expectations and medication side effects', Postgraduate Medical Journal, 89, pp. 540 - 546, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/postgradmedj-2012-131730

Horne R; Faasse K; Cooper V; Diefenbach MA; Leventhal H; Leventhal E; Petrie KJ, 2013, 'The perceived sensitivity to medicines (PSM) scale: An evaluation of validity and reliability', British Journal of Health Psychology, 18, pp. 18 - 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8287.2012.02071.x

Faasse K; Cundy T; Gamble G; Petrie KJ, 2013, 'The effect of an apparent change to a branded or generic medication on drug effectiveness and side effects', Psychosomatic Medicine, 75, pp. 90 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0b013e3182738826

Petrie KJ; Faasse K; Notman TA; O'Carroll R, 2013, 'How distressing is it to participate in medical research? A calibration study using an everyday events questionnaire.', JRSM Short Rep, 4, pp. 2042533313493271 - 2042533313493271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2042533313493271

Faasse K; Gamble G; Cundy T; Petrie KJ, 2012, 'Impact of television coverage on the number and type of symptoms reported during a health scare: A retrospective pre-post observational study', BMJ Open, 2, pp. e001607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001607

Tausczik Y; Faasse K; Pennebaker JW; Petrie KJ, 2012, 'Public Anxiety and Information Seeking Following the H1N1 Outbreak: Blogs, Newspaper Articles, and Wikipedia Visits', Health Communication, 27, pp. 179 - 185, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2011.571759

Faasse K; Cundy T; Petrie KJ, 2009, 'Thyroxine: Anatomy of a health scare', BMJ (Online), 339, pp. 20 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b5613

Faasse K; Cundy T; Petrie KJ, 2009, 'Medicine and the Media. Thyroxine: anatomy of a health scare.', BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 339

Petrie KJ; Faasse KE; Fuhrmann SAI, 2008, 'Influence of television on demand for cosmetic surgery', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 244 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb02013.x

Conference Papers

Werner CP; Faasse K; Sharpe L; Holsteg S; Hackett M; Glozier N; Colagiuri B, 2019, 'Adverse events of placebo for participants in pharmacological rcts for insomnia - a systematic review and meta-analysis', in Sleep Medicine, Elsevier, pp. s417 - s418, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.1161

Karantanis E; Alexander J; Manners M; Turner R; Faasse K, 2018, 'Episiotomies and perineal tears: Womens perspective', in INTERNATIONAL UROGYNECOLOGY JOURNAL, SPRINGER LONDON LTD, pp. S28 - S28, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000473610400049&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Petrie KJ; Parkes B; Rief W; Faasse K, 2016, 'DO EXPENSIVE DRUGS HAVE MORE SIDE EFFECTS?', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, SPRINGER, pp. S38 - S38, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000388943400125&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Faasse K; Petrie KJ, 2016, 'SOCIAL MODELLING OF SIDE EFFECTS: THE ROLE OF GENDER IN NOCEBO RESPONDING', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, SPRINGER, pp. S245 - S245, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000388943400764&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Faasse K; Petrie KJ, 2014, 'NOCEBO RESPONDING FOLLOWING TREATMENT WITH BRAND NAME OR GENERIC TABLETS', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, SPRINGER, MN, Brainerd, pp. S134 - S134, presented at INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE (ICBM 2014), MN, Brainerd, 14 August 2014 - 17 August 2014, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209816100462&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Petrie KJ; Grey A; Horne R; Faasse K, 2014, 'PERCEIVED SENSITIVITY TO MEDICINE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH SYMPTOM REPORTING AND MEDICAL UTILIZATION', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, SPRINGER, MN, Brainerd, pp. S133 - S133, presented at INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE (ICBM 2014), MN, Brainerd, 14 August 2014 - 17 August 2014, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000209816100460&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Faasse K; Cundie T; Petrie K, 2012, 'The effect of a medication change on drug effectiveness and side effects', in JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, pp. 482 - 482, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000305440700060&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Faasse K; Tausczik YR; Pennebaker JW; Petrie KJ, 2010, 'CHANGES IN ANXIETY AND INFORMATION SEEKING FOLLOWING THE H1N1 OUTBREAK: AN ANALYSIS OF WEB BLOGS AND WIKIPEDIA VISITS', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, SPRINGER, pp. 128 - 128, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000280088500297&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Faasse K; Tausczik YR; Pennebaker JW; Petrie KJ, 2010, 'CHANGES IN ANXIETY AND INFORMATION SEEKING FOLLOWING THE H1N1 OUTBREAK: AN ANALYSIS OF WEB BLOGS AND WIKIPEDIA VISITS', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE, SPRINGER, pp. 128 - 128, http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000520367100297&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Faasse K; Notman TA; Fuhrmann S; O'Carroll R; Petrie KJ, 2008, 'How psychologically distressing is participating in clinical research perceived to be compared to everyday hassles?', in PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, pp. 115 - 116, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000260047300248&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Abstracts

Valerio M; Faasse K; Vartanian L, 2023, 'Rituals and open-label placebo effects', in JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, Vol. 169, pp. 35 - 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111316


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