Journal of psychosomatic research

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• J Psychosom Res · Feb 2005

  Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial

  Preoperative coping strategies and distress predict postoperative pain and morphine consumption in women undergoing abdominal gynecologic surgery.

  The aim of the present study was to predict postoperative pain and morphine consumption based on preoperative psychosocial factors. ⋯ The results suggest that preoperative psychosocial factors are associated with postoperative pain and morphine consumption.

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• J Psychosom Res · Feb 2005

  Reconsidering the role of personality in placebo effects: dispositional optimism, situational expectations, and the placebo response.

  Prior investigations have failed to find reliable personality differences in placebo responding. The present study tests the hypothesis that personality and situational variables interact to determine placebo responding. ⋯ The personality variable optimism-pessimism relates to placebo responding when individuals are given a deceptive but not a conditional expectation. This suggests that personality and situational variables interact to determine placebo responding.

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