Suzanne G. Helfer

Adrian College — United States

Neuroscience · Life Sciences

20h-index1.6kcitations36works1.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Pain Management and Placebo Effect(24), Empathy and Medical Education(16), Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments(6), Stress Responses and Cortisol(5), Optimism, Hope, and Well-being(5)

Publications36 total

The development of an implicit measure of treatment expectations
The Journal of Social Psychology·2024· 1 cited
Choice and the nocebo effect: If a little is good, more is better?
Journal of Psychosomatic Research·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
The influence of message framing on nocebo headaches: Findings from a randomized laboratory design
Journal of Behavioral Medicine·2022· 8 cited
Using Positive Attribute Framing to Attenuate Nocebo Side Effects: A Cybersickness Study
Annals of Behavioral Medicine·2021· 31 citedOpen Access
Affect and emotions in placebo and nocebo effects: What do we know so far?
Social and Personality Psychology Compass·2020· 40 cited
Experimental Assessment of Nocebo Effects and Nocebo Side Effects: Definitions, Study Design, and Implications for Psychiatry and Beyond
Frontiers in Psychiatry·2019· 21 citedOpen Access
A test of psychological and electrodermal changes immediately after the delivery of 3 analgesic treatment messages
PAIN Reports·2019· 8 citedOpen Access
Can Positive Framing Reduce Nocebo Side Effects? Current Evidence and Recommendation for Future Research
Frontiers in Pharmacology·2019· 103 citedOpen Access
The Influence of Side Effect Information Framing on Nocebo Effects
Annals of Behavioral Medicine·2018· 68 cited
Effect type but not attribute framing alters nocebo headaches in an experimental paradigm.
Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice·2017· 17 cited
Affect and Exercise: Positive Affective Expectations Can Increase Post-Exercise Mood and Exercise Intentions
Annals of Behavioral Medicine·2014· 73 citedOpen Access
Prior experience with a pain stimulus as a predictor of placebo analgesia
Journal of Behavioral Medicine·2014· 23 cited
FEAR AND DESIRE ACROSS THE DIVIDE OF DIFFERENCE: A VIDEOGRAPHY-BASED IMPLEMENTATION OF HERBERT KELMAN’S INTERACTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING WORKSHOPS
EDULEARN14 Proceedings·2014
Why does choice enhance treatment effectiveness? Using placebo treatments to demonstrate the role of personal control.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology·2013· 74 cited
Effects of estrogen and opioid blockade on blood pressure reactivity to stress in postmenopausal women
Journal of Behavioral Medicine·2012· 12 cited
Effects of Estrogen and Opioid Blockade on Blood Pressure Reactivity to Stress in Postmenopausal Women
TigerPrints (Clemson University)·2012· 1 cited
Beliefs About Expectations Moderate the Influence of Expectations on Pain Perception
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine·2011· 15 cited
Determinants of the femininity-pain relationship: A person by situation analysis
PsycEXTRA Dataset·2011
Determinants of the femininity-pain relationship: Effects of gender priming and need for affect on pain
PsycEXTRA Dataset·2011
The Placebo Effect and the Relation Between Blood Pressure and Pain Sensitivity
Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research·2011· 2 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Andrew L. Geers(25), Stephanie L. Fowler(9), Kate Faasse(8), Ben Colagiuri(7), Justin A. Wellman(6), James A. McCubbin(6), Heather M. Rasinski(5), Kristin Kosbab(4), Paul E. Weiland(4), Christopher France(4), Kirsten Barnes(3), Sarah J. Landry(2), Louise Sharpe(2), Cynthia Galloway(2), Fred S. Switzer(2), Kelly S. Clemens(2), Fawn C. Caplandies(2), Allyssa J. Allen(2), James P. Loveless(2), Rebecca C. Kamody(2)