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Journal articles
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
,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
,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
,2019, 'Understanding and Preventing Health Concerns About Emerging Mobile Health Technologies (Preprint)', , http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/preprints.14375
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2016, 'Changing perceptions and efficacy of generic medicines: An intervention study', Health Psychology, 35, pp. 1246 - 1253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0000402
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2014, 'Authors' reply to MacDonald and Etminan', BMJ (Online), 349, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g5523
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,2009, 'Thyroxine: Anatomy of a health scare', BMJ (Online), 339, pp. 20 - 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b5613
,2009, 'Medicine and the Media. Thyroxine: anatomy of a health scare.', BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 339
,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
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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
,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
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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