This Book May Cause Side Effects
Why Negative Beliefs Are Making Us Sick and What Modern Medicine Gets Wrong
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2026
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-80546-143-2 (ISBN)
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-80546-143-2 (ISBN)
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A groundbreaking investigation into the nocebo effect - the placebo's evil twin - urging us to rethink the mind-body connection.
Illness is not simply a matter of biology. Our thoughts, conscious or otherwise, can make us feel pain or become unwell. If you experienced side effects from your Covid vaccine, the chances are that these were caused by your belief that you would experience them. When a nurse tells you 'this is going to hurt', it generally does - but perhaps it shouldn't.
In this revelatory study, neuroscientist Helen Pilcher explores the hidden impact of the 'nocebo effect' - the placebo's evil twin. Medical studies have proven the nocebo effect to cause pain, nausea, paralysis, seizures, and even blindness. The nocebo effect impacts how we grow sick and grow old, explains why people who don't have food allergies have dietary intolerances, and why adults and teenagers are equally susceptible to catching tics through social media.
From Havana Syndrome to hex deaths, chronic pain and mystery illnesses, this book explains what happens when illness, psychology and society meet - and shows us what we can do to become less ill and more well.
Illness is not simply a matter of biology. Our thoughts, conscious or otherwise, can make us feel pain or become unwell. If you experienced side effects from your Covid vaccine, the chances are that these were caused by your belief that you would experience them. When a nurse tells you 'this is going to hurt', it generally does - but perhaps it shouldn't.
In this revelatory study, neuroscientist Helen Pilcher explores the hidden impact of the 'nocebo effect' - the placebo's evil twin. Medical studies have proven the nocebo effect to cause pain, nausea, paralysis, seizures, and even blindness. The nocebo effect impacts how we grow sick and grow old, explains why people who don't have food allergies have dietary intolerances, and why adults and teenagers are equally susceptible to catching tics through social media.
From Havana Syndrome to hex deaths, chronic pain and mystery illnesses, this book explains what happens when illness, psychology and society meet - and shows us what we can do to become less ill and more well.
Helen Pilcher is a science writer and former scientist with a PhD in cell biology. She contributes regularly to BBC Wildlife and BBC Science Focus, and has penned many popular science books. Life Changing was named a Science Book of the Year by The Times and was shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing.
Introduction: Introduction 1: Cursed 2: The Good Twin 3: This Chapter May Cause Side Effects 4: The Great Beer Box Swindle 5: Shrinking Penises and Bad Backs 6: The Woman Who Could Walk Backwards but Not Forwards 7: The Thing 8: The Impossible Overdose 9: Getting On with Getting On 10: The Blood of 2,000 Argentinian Horses 11: Labelled 12: The Doctor Who Was Allergic to Patients 13: Banish the Curse
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 7.5.2026 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-80546-143-5 / 1805461435 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-80546-143-2 / 9781805461432 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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