Antoinette van Laarhoven
Associate Professor
- Name
- Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven
- Telephone
- 071 5276634
- a.vanlaarhoven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-6932-9283
Antoinette van Laarhoven is Associate Professor at the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit at Leiden University. She specializes in the psychoneurobiology of symptom perception, particularly itch and pain, and investigates how cognitive, affective, and neurophysiological processes interact in shaping somatosensory experiences and overall health and well-being.
Short CV
Antoinette van Laarhoven is Associate Professor of Medical Psychology at the Health, Medical and Neuropsychology Unit at Leiden University since 2024. She obtained her MSc in Biomedical Sciences from Radboud University Nijmegen in 2006 and completed her PhD in 2012 at Radboudumc, Nijmegen, with a dissertation entitled Itch and pain: common and distinct psychophysiological processes, 2012. After some years working as a postdoctoral researcher at Radboudumc, she joined the Health, Medical, and Neuropsychology unit at Leiden University in 2014 as Assistant Professor. In her teaching, she contributes to courses on health and medical psychology, and research methods, with a particular focus on the interaction between psychological and biological processes in health and disease.
Her research focuses on the psychoneurobiology of somatic sensations, particularly itch and pain, in both inflammatory conditions (e.g., atopic dermatitis and rheumatoid arthritis) and non-inflammatory conditions (e.g., post-burn itch and fibromyalgia). A central theme in her work is the role of psychoneurobiological processes such as expectancies (including placebo and nocebo effects), attention, avoidance, and interoception in symptom perception and somatosensory modulation. Her work examines how cognitive and affective factors can aggravate or alleviate itch and pain, and how this knowledge can be translated into interventions to reduce symptoms and improve patients’ well-being.
Research
Dr. van Laarhoven and her team investigate psychophysiological processes involved in itch and pain in both inflammatory conditions (e.g., atopic dermatitis and rheumatoid arthritis) and non-inflammatory conditions (e.g., post-burn itch and fibromyalgia). Her research line focuses on the mechanisms underlying somatosensory perception, including the influence of diverse cognitive and affective factors, including attentional processes and expectancies, on the experience of itch and pain.
For instance, studies have explored the effects of attention training and induction of positive expectancies on perception of physical sensations. Together with her team, she applies a broad range of psychophysiological methods to investigate these processes, including quantitative sensory testing (QST) for itch and pain induction, electroencephalography (EEG), behavioral paradigms such as the dot-probe task, physiological measures such as heart rate monitoring, and virtual reality.. By advancing understanding of the psychoneurobiological mechanisms and (bio)markers underlying chronic itch and pain, her research aims to contribute to prevention, early identification of individuals at risk of developing chronic symptoms, and the development of more effective treatments for chronic conditions. Through this work, she seeks to promote health, resilience, participation in daily life, and overall well-being in individuals living with chronic somatic symptoms.
Teaching
Bachelor Psychology
- Coordinator and lecturer of the elective Pharmacological and biological approaches to clinical and health psychology
- Supervisor Bachelor projects Psychology
- Tutor workgroups Health & Medical Psychology
(Research) Master Psychology
- Coordinator, lecturer, and tutor workgroups of the master course Psychological Assessment and Interventions in Chronic Disease
- Coordinator, lecturer, and tutor workgroups research master course Research Topics in Health Promotion
- Supervisor master theses and research internships master tracks Health and Medical Psychology, and Clinical Neuropsychology
- Thesis supervisor and research internships Master students
Management / Ancilliary activities
- Chair of the Admission Committee Research Master Psychology
- Research Coordinator Health, Medical, and Neuropsychology unit
- Daily board member Health, Medical, and Neuropsychology unit
Grants and Awards
2023-2028: NWA-ORC project “Next Generation Immunodermatology (NGID): From One-size-fits-all to high-tech personalized skin care”. PI: Prof. R. Rissmann. Role: Work package leader of WP 2.1 “Patient perspective and psychological markers” with Dr. van Beugen.
2023-2028: NWO Aspasia grant.
2020-2030: NWO Gravitation Project “New Science of Mental Disorders”. PI: Prof. A. Janssen Role young talent (2020-2025); Co-PI (2025-present, together with Prof. B. Elzinga, Prof. M. Kindt, Prof. R. Wiers, et al.)
2019: John de Korte Travel Grant to present “Can Attention Bias Modification (ABM) training modify attention towards visual itch stimuli in healthy individuals?” at the 18th Congress of the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry (ESDaP) Giessen, Germany
2018-2019: Research project grant from Leiden University Profile area Brain function and dysfunction over the lifespan project “Full body mimicry using virtual reality” (role: project leader and Co-PI with Prof. M.E. Kret and Dr. R. Sellaro)
2017-2018: Leiden University Fund (LUF) Den Dulk-Moermans Fund project “Unconscious attentional processing of itch: towards an innovative training”. (role PI)
2015-2020: NWO Veni project “Itch even harder to ignore than pain? A psycho-physiological approach to attentional processing of somatosensory sensations.” (role PI)
2015: International Forum for the Study of itch (IFSI) Travel grants to present “Psychophysiological processing of itch in patients with persistent post-burn itch” at the 8th World Congress on Itch in Nara, Japan.
2014-2015: Dutch Burns Foundation project “Psychoneurobiology of itch symptoms in patients following burn injuries”. (role project leader and Co-PI with Prof. A.W.M. Evers)
2013: International Forum for the Study of itch (IFSI) Travel grant to present “Placebo effects on itch: A review of clinical trials” at the 7th World Congress on Itch in Boston, USA.
2013: Association for Researchers in Psychology & Health (ARPH) PhD Thesis Award for the best PhD thesis on psychology and health in 2012.
2011: Herman Musaph Literature AwardArticle prize for the best publication in the field of Psychodermatology over 2010 and 2011.
Supervised PhD candidates
Current projects
Theres Patzelt, MSc: Unravelling the complex interplay between somatic and mental symptoms: towards a personalized network approach for patients with migraine. Promotores: Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven, Prof. G.M. Terwindt, Prof. A.W.M. Evers†; Co-promotor: Dr. B. Verkuil.
Vivian Pijnenburg, MSc: Targeting Fear of Worsening as transdiagnostic factor in patients with Complex Mental Disorders using Network-Informed Treatment. Promotores: Prof. T. Smeets, Prof. M. van der Lee, Prof. A.W.M. Evers†; Co-promotor: Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven.
Anastasiia Myronenko, MSc: Biopsychosocial factors in chronic skin conditions. Promotor: Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven, Co-promotor: S. van Beugen.
Jard Mattens, MD, MSc: (Psycho)dermatology: itch, immunology, and supportive care; an extended reality (XR) perspective beyond the skin. Promotores: Prof. T. Rustemeyer, Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven. Co-promotor: P.M.J.H. Kemperman.
Finished Projects
Gita Nadinda, PhD: Nexus, Uncovered: On the Relations Between Expectancy, Avoidance, and Somatic Sensations. Defense 10 September 2025. Promotores: Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven, Prof. M.L. Peters, Prof. J.W.S. Vlaeyen, Prof. A.W.M. Evers†.
Jennifer M. Becker, PhD: Starting from scratch: Exploring attentional bias towards itch. PhD defense 25 June 2025. Promotor: Prof. A.W.M. Evers; Co-promotor: Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven.
LingLing Weng, PhD: Generalization of placebo and nocebo effects on somatosensory sensations. PhD defense 17 October 2023. Promotor: Prof. A.W.M. Evers; Co-promotor: Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven, Dr. K.J. Peerdeman.
Danielle Bartels, PhD: The role of expectancy learning on placebo and nocebo effects on itch and pain. PhD defense 18 November 2020. Promotores: Prof. A.W.M. Evers, Prof. P.C.M. van de Kerkhof; Co-promotor: Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven.
Kaya Peerdeman, PhD: Harnessing placebo effects by targeting expectancies. PhD defense 7 February 2018. Promotores: Prof. A.W.M. Evers, Prof. M.L. Peters; Co-promotor: Dr. A.I.M. van Laarhoven.
Relevant links
Personal website
LinkedIn profile
Research Gate profile
Google Scholar
Memberships societies, Research Schools, and Institutes
- International Forum for the Study on Itch (IFSI) (role: co-chair of Special Interest Group on Psychological factors in itch)
- International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)
- Dutch Flemish Postgraduate School for Research and Education Experimental Psychopathology (EPP)
- Association for Researchers in Psychology and Health (ARPH)
- Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC)
- Dutch Society for Psychodermatology (NVPD) (role: vice-chair)
Associate Professor
- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Psychology
- Health, Medical and Neuropsychology
- Koster N.G., Reek J.M.P.A. van den, Jong E.M.G.J. de, Beugen S. van, Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Haeck I., Bruin-Weller M. de, Schuttelaar M.L., Horvath B., Gostyński A., Knulst A., Vermeer M.H., Nguyen L., Gerbens L., Spuls P., Middelkamp-Hup M.A., Exadaktylos V., Niemeyer-van der Kolk T., Schrader A.R., Sluijmers A.M., Versteeg J., Arents B.W.M., Ee I. van, Zon J.L.A.G. van der, Leeuw M. de, Leeuw T. de, Broek P. van den, Berkhof C., Vellinga D., Weidinger S., Dubrac S, Li Y., Steensel M. van, Marchetti-Deschmann M., Maurer M., Zee H. van der , Damman J., Hijnen D.J., Wijk F., Seyger M.M.B., Röckmann H., Balak D.M.W., Doorn M.B.A. van & Rissmann R. (2026), Multi-omics profiling of chronic immune-mediated skin diseases: SKINERGY protocol and strategic evaluation, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : .
- Nadinda P.G., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Vlaeyen J.W.S., Peters M.L. & Evers A.W.M. (2025), The influence of negative expectancies on itch-related avoidance behavior, Biopsychosocial Science and Medicine 87(7): 493-501.
- Weng L., Peerdeman K.J., Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Evers A.W.M. (2025), Generalisation of placebo and nocebo effects: current knowledge and future directions, European Journal of Pain 29(6): e70018.
- Nadinda P. G. van Laarhoven A.I.M. Vlaeyen J. W.S. Peters M.L. Evers A.W.M. (2025), I expect therefore I avoid? The effects of negative expectancy learning on pain and pain-related avoidance behavior, The Journal of Pain 35: 105506.
- Nadinda P.G., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Bergh O. van den, Vlaeyen J.W.S., Peters M.L. & Evers A.W.M. (2024), Expectancies and avoidance : towards an integrated model of chronic somatic symptoms, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 164: 105808.
- Peerdeman K.J., Tekampe J., Middendorp H. van, Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Rippe R.C. A., Peters M.L. & Evers A.W.M. (2024), Development and validation of the general attitude towards medication questionnaire (GAMQ), BMC Psychology 12: 632.
- Etty S George D.N van Laarhoven AIM Kleyn C.E. Walton S HolleH (2024), Attentional bias in psoriasis: The role of processing time and emotional valence, British journal of Health Psychology 29(3): 533-550.
- Becker J.M., Ryckeghem D.M.L. van, Damme S. van, Crombez G., Schoot Y., Wiers R.W.H.J., Rippe R.C. A. & van Laarhoven A.I. M. (2023), Subliminal attentional bias modification training for itch, Frontiers in Medicine 10: .
- Nadinda P.G., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Evers A.W.M., Maas J. & Beugen S. van (2023), Itch-related avoidance and attentional biases in patients with psoriasis?, Journal of Investigative Dermatology 143: 1848-1850.e8.
- Blythe J.S., Thomaïdou A.M., Peerdeman K.J., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Schothorst M.M.E. van, Veldhuijzen D.S. & Evers. A.W.M. (2023), Placebo effects on cutaneous pain and itch: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental results and methodology, Pain 164(6): 1181-1199.
- Thomaïdou A.M., Blythe J.S., Peerdeman K.J., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Schothorst M.M.E. van, Veldhuijzen D.S. & Evers A.W.M. (2023), Learned nocebo effects on cutaneous sensations of pain and itch: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental behavioral studies on healthy humans, Psychosomatic Medicine 85(4): 308-321.
- Becker J.M., Ryckeghem D.M.L. van, Damme S. van, Crombez G., Schoot Y., Wiers R.W. H. J., Rippe R.C. A. & Laarhoven A.I.M. van (2023), Subliminal attentional bias modification training for itch, Frontiers in Medicine 10: 1104641.
- Becker J.M., Rippe R.C.A. & Laarhoven A.I.M. van (2023), Abstracts from the 20th Congress of the European Society for Dermatology and Psychiatry, Acta Dermato-Venereologica 103: adv12603.
- Blythe J.S. Thomaidou M.A. Peerdeman K.J. van Laarhoven A.I.M. van Schothorst M.M.E. Veldhuijzen D.S. Evers A.W.M. (2022), Placebo effects on cutaneous pain and itch: a systematic review and meta-analysis of experimental results and methodology, Pain 164(6): 1181-1199.
- Weng L., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Peerdeman K.J. & Evers A.W.M. (2022), Do individual psychological characteristics predict induction and generalization of nocebo and placebo effects on pain and itch?, Frontiers in Psychiatry 13: 838578.
- Meeuwis S.H. Skvortsova A. Laarhoven A.I M. van Holle H. Evers A.W.M. (2022), Can contagious itch be affected by positive and negative suggestions?, Experimental Dermatology 31(12): 1853-1862.
- Van Loey N.E.E., Jong A.E.E. de, Hofland H.W.C. & Laarhoven A.I.M. van (2022), Role of burn severity and posttraumatic stress symptoms in the co-occurrence of itch and neuropathic pain after burns: a longitudinal study, Frontiers in Medicine 9: 01-09.
- Etty S., George D.N., Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Holle H. (2022), Acute itch induces attentional avoidance of itch-related Information, Acta Dermato-Venereologica 102: adv00691.
- Millard S.K., Bokelmann K., Schalbroeck R., Wee N.J.A. van der, Loey N.E.E. van & Laarhoven A.I.M. van (2022), No indications for altered EEG oscillatory activity in patients with chronic post-burn itch compared to healthy controls, Scientific Reports 12: 5184.
- Weng L., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Peerdeman K.J. & Evers A.W.M. (2022), Induction and generalization of nocebo effects on itch, Experimental Dermatology 31(6): 878-889.
- Becker J.M., Vreijling S.R., Van Damme S., Kovacs E.A., Veldhuijzen D.S., Lavrijsen A.P.M., van Ryckeghem D.M.L., Crombez G., Evers A.W.M. & Laarhoven A.I.M. van (2022), Attentional interference, but no attentional bias, by tonic itch and pain stimulation, Itch 7(1): e36.
- Weng L. Peerdeman K.J. Della Porta D. Laarhoven A.I.M. van Evers A.W.M. (2022), Can placebo and nocebo effects generalize within pain modalities and across somatosensory sensations?, Pain 163(3): 548-559.
- Becker J.M., Holle H., Ryckeghem D.M.L. van, Damme S. van, Crombez G., Veldhuijzen D.S., Evers A.W.M., Rippe R.C.A. & Laarhoven A.I.M. van (2022), No preconscious attentional bias towards itch in healthy individuals, PLoS ONE 17: 1-17 (0273581).
- Blythe J.S., Peerdeman K.J., Veldhuijzen D.S., Schothorst M.M.E. van, Thomaïdou M.A., Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Evers A.W.M. (2021), Nocebo effects on cowhage-evoked itch: a randomized controlled trial of classical conditioning and observational learning, Acta Dermato-Venereologica 101(1): adv00370 (adv00370).
- Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Becker J.M., Ryckeghem D. van, Damme S. van, Crombez G. & Wiers R. (2021), Attentional bias modification training for itch: a proof-of-principle study in healthy individuals, Frontiers in Medicine 8: 627593.
- Thomaïdou A.M., Blythe J.S., Houtman S.J., Veldhuijzen D.S., Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Evers A.W.M. (2021), Temporal structure of brain oscillations predicts learned nocebo responses to pain, Scientific Reports 11(1): 9807.
- Becker J.M., Vreijling S.R., Dobbinga S., Giesbers J.J.J., Evers A.W.M., Veldhuijzen D.S. & an Laarhoven A.I.M. (2020), Attentional bias towards visual itch and pain stimuli in itch- and pain-free individuals, Acta Dermato-Venereologica 100(4): adv00199.
- Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Holle H. (2020), Optimizing audiovisual itch induction: the role of attention and expectancy, British Journal of Dermatology 182(5): 1088-1089.
- Meeuwis S.H., Middendorp H. van, Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Leijenhorst C. van, Pacheco-Lopez G., Lavrijsen A.P.M., Veldhuijzen D.S. & Evers A.W.M. (2020), Placebo and nocebo effects for itch and itch-related immune outcomes: a systematic review of animal and human studies, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 113: 325-337.
- Meeuwis S.H., Middendorp H. van, Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Veldhuijzen D.S., Lavrijsen A.P.M. & Evers A.W.M. (2019), Effects of Open- and Closed-Label Nocebo and Placebo Suggestions on Itch and Itch Expectations, Frontiers in Psychiatry 10: e436.
- Blythe J.S., Peerdeman K.J., Veldhuijzen D.S., Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Evers A.W.M. (2019), Placebo and nocebo effects on itch: A review of experimental methods, Itch 4(3): e27.
- Dominick F.M.P.H., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Evers A.W.M. & Weisshaar E. (2019), A systematic review of questionnaires on itch by the Special Interest Group “Questionnaires” of the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI), Itch 4(3): e26.
- Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Marker J.B., Elberling J., Yosipovitch G., Arendt-Nielsen L. & Andersen H.H. (2019), Itch sensitization? A systematic review of studies using quantitative sensory testing in patients with chronic itch, Pain 160(12): 2661-2678.
- Evers A.W.M., Peerdeman K.J. & Laarhoven A.I.M. van (2019), What is new in the psychology of chronic itch, Experimental Dermatology 28(12): 1442-1447.
- Tekampe J. Peerdeman K. J. Bartels D. J. P. van Laarhoven A. I. M. Evers A. W. M. (2018), Placebo- und Noceboeffekte bei Pruritus: Methodologische und klinische Implikationen, Der Hautarzt 69(8): 626-630.
- Peerdeman K.J., Tekampe J., Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Van Middendorp H., Rippe R.C.A., Peters M.L. & Evers A.W.M. (2018), Expectations about the effectiveness of pain- and itch-relieving medication administered via different routes, European Journal of Pain 22(4): 774-783.
- Andersen H.H., Akiyama T., Nattkemper L.A., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Elberling J., Yosipovitch G. & Arendt-Nielsen L. (2018), Alloknesis and hyperknesis - mechanisms, assessment methodology and clinical implications of itch sensitization, Pain 159(7): 1185-1197.
- Andersen H.H., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Justesen F.D., Pedersen J.B., Sørensen L.L., Jensen L.P. & Arendt-Nielsen L. (2018), Capsaicin-sensitive cutaneous primary afferents convey electrically induced itch in humans, Neuroscience Letters 666: 186-189.
- Bartels D.J.P., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Kerkhof P.C.M. van de & Evers A.W.M. (2018), Nocebo effects and scratching behaviour on itch, Acta Dermato-Venereologica 98(10): 943-950.
- Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Damme S. van, Lavrijsen A.P.M., Ryckeghem D.M. van, Crombez G. & Evers A.W.M. (2018), Attentional processing of itch, Psychological Research 82(5): 876-888.
- Meeuwis S.H., Middendorp H. van, Veldhuijzen D.S., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, De Houwer J., Lavrijsen A.P.M. & Evers A.W.M. (2018), Placebo effects of open-label verbal suggestions on itch, Acta Dermato-Venereologica 98(2): 268-274.
- Tekampe J., Peerdeman K.J., Bartels D.J.P., Laarhoven A.I.M. van & Evers A.W.M. (2018), Placebo- und Nocebo-effekte bei Pruritus: Methodologische und klinische Implikationen, Der Hautarzt 69(8): 626-630.
- Peerdeman K.J., Tekampe J., van Laarhoven A.I.M., van Middendorp H., Rippe R.C.A., Peters M.L. & Evers A.W.M. (2017), Expectations about the effectiveness of pain‐ and itch‐relieving medication administered via different routes, European Journal of Pain 22: 774-783.
- Bartels D.J.P., Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Heijmans N., Hermans D., Debeer E., Van de Kerkhof P.C.M. & Evers A.W.M. (2017), Cognitive schemas in placebo and nocebo responding: role of autobiographical memories and expectations, Clinical Therapeutics 39(3): 502-512.e1.
- Bartels D.J.P., Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Stroo M., Hijne K., Peerdeman K.J., Donders A.R.T., Van de Kerkhof P.C.M. & Evers A.W.M. (2017), Minimizing nocebo effects by conditioning with verbal suggestion: A randomized clinical trial in healthy humans, PLoS ONE 12(9): e0182959.
- Andersen H.H., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Elberling J. & Arendt-Nielsen L. (2017), Modulation of itch by conditioning itch and pain stimulation in healthy humans, The Journal of Pain 18(12): 1437-1450.
- Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Van Damme S., Lavrijsen A.P.M., Van Ryckeghem D.M., Crombez G. & Evers A.W.M. (2017), Do tonic itch and pain stimuli draw attention towards their location, BioMed Research International 2017: e2031627.
- Peerdeman K.J., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Bartels D.J.P., Peters M.L. & Evers A.W.M. (2017), Placebo-like analgesia via response imagery, European Journal of Pain 21(8): 1366-1377.
- Pereira M.P., Pogatzki-Zahn E., Snels C., Vu T.H., Üçeyler N., Loser K., Sommer C., Evers A.W.M., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Agelopoulos K. & Ständer S. (2017), There is no functional small-fibre neuropathy in prurigo nodularis despite neuroanatomical alterations, Experimental Dermatology 26(10): 969-971.
- Peerdeman K.J., Van Laarhoven A.I., Keij S.M., Vase L., Rovers M.M., Peters M.L. & Evers A.W. (2016), Relieving patients' pain with expectation interventions: A meta-analysis, Pain 157(6): 1179-1191.
- Bartels D.J.P., Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Van de Kerkhof P.C.M. & Evers A.W.M. (2016), Placebo and nocebo effects on itch: effects, mechanisms, and predictors, European Journal of Pain 20(1): 8-13.
- Evers A.W.M., Peerdeman K.J., Bartels D.J.P. & Van Laarhoven A.I.M. (2016), Placebo and nocebo effects on itch: methodological and clinical implications. In: Misery L. & Ständer S. (Eds.), Pruritus. New York: Springer. 103-110.
- Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Ulrich D.J.O., Wilder-Smith O.H., Loey N.E.E.Van , Nieuwenhuis M., Wee N.J.A.Van der & Evers A.W.M. (2016), Psychophysiological processing of itch in patients with chronic post-burn itch an exploratory study, Acta Dermato-Venereologica 96: 613-618.
- Peerdeman K.J., Laarhoven A.I.M. van, Peters M.L. & Evers A.W.M. (2016), An integrative review of the influence of expectancies on pain, Frontiers in Psychology 7: 1270.
- Van Beugen S., Maas J., Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Galesloot T.E., Rinck M., Becker E.S., Van de Kerkhof P.C.M., Van Middendorp H. & Evers A.W.M. (2016), Implicit stigmatization-related biases in individuals with skin conditions and their significant others, Health Psychology 35(8): 861-865.
- Peerdeman K.J., Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Donders A.R.T., Hopman M.T.E., Peters M.L. & Evers A.W.M. (2015), Inducing expectations for health: Effects of verbal suggestion and imagery on pain, itch, and fatigue as indicators of physical sensitivity, PLoS ONE 10(10): e0139563.
- Van Laarhoven A.I., Van der Sman-Mauriks I.M., Donders A.R., Pronk M.C., Van de Kerkhof P.C. & Evers A.W.M. (2015), Placebo effects on itch: a meta-analysis of clinical trials of patients with dermatological conditions, Journal of Investigative Dermatology 135(5): 1234-1243.
- Bartels D.J.P., Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Haverkamp E.A., Wilder-Smith O.H., Donders A.R.T., Middendorp H. van, Kerkhof P.C.M. van de & Evers A.W.M. (2014), Role of Conditioning and Verbal Suggestion in Placebo and Nocebo Effects on Itch, PLoS ONE 9(3): .
- Evers A.W.M., Verhoeven E.W.M., Van Middendorp H., Sweep F.G.J., Kraaimaat F.W., Donders A.R.T., Eijsbouts A.E., Van Laarhoven A.I.M., De Brouwer S.J.M., Wirken L., Radstake T.R.D.J. & Van Riel P.L.C.M. (2014), Does stress affect the joints? Daily stressors, stress vulnerability, immune and HPA axis activity, and short-term disease and symptom fluctuations in rheumatoid arthritis, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 73(9): 1683-1688.
- Evers A.W.M., Bartels D.J.P. & Van Laarhoven A.I.M. (2014), Placebo and nocebo effects in itch and pain. In: Benedetti F., Enck P., Frisaldi E. & Schedlowski M. (Eds.), Placebo. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology no. 225. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag. 205-214.
- Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Kraaimaat F.W., Wilder-Smith O.H., Van Riel P.L.C.M., Van de Kerkhof P.C.M. & Evers A.W.M. (2013), Sensitivity to itch and pain in patients with psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis, Experimental Dermatology 22: 530-534.
- Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Van der Sman-Mauriks I.M., Van de Kerkhof P.C.M. & Evers A.W.M. (2013), Placebo effects on itch: A review of clinical trials, Acta Dermato-Venereologica 93: 617.
- Van Laarhoven A.I.M., Vogelaar M.L., Wilder-Smith O.H., Van Riel P.L.C.M., Van de Kerkhof P.C.M., Kraaimaat F.W. & Evers A.W.M. (2011), Induction of nocebo and placebo effects on itch and pain by verbal suggestions, Pain 152(7): 1486-1494.
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