The Science of the Placebo Effect

Third-cycle level | 1.5 credits (HEC) | Course code: K8F5639
VT 2025
Study period: 2025-03-10 - 2025-03-14
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: The course is given in English
Application period: 2024-10-15 - 2024-11-05
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Course description

The course offers a comprehensive overview of the psychological, neurological, and immunological mechanisms behind placebo effects in conditions such as pain, psychiatric, and neurological disorders. It also covers the nocebo effect (negative placebo responses). Additionally, the course explores the history of placebos, current guidelines, and ethical considerations related to their use.

Requirements and Selection

Prerequisite courses, or equivalent

No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course. 

Selection

Selection will be based on:  
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s doctoral project (according to written motivation). 
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date). 

 

Course director

Karin Jensen

Julie Lasselin

Course syllabus

K8F5639

Department

Department of Clinical Neuroscience

Doctoral programme

Neuroscience

Type of course

**Other course

Keywords

placebo, nocebo, psychoneuroimmunology, mind-body, biopsykosocial, neurologi, psykiatri, neurology, psychiatry, patient-clinician relationship, patient-klinikerrelationer, allians, alliance

CONTACTKarin Jensen

karin.jensen@ki.se