Dr Cosima Locher: Harvard researcher into pain and placebos

Dr Phil Parker interviews Dr. Cosima Locher, a research fellow at Harvard Medical School, US, and the University of Plymouth, UK. Her research focuses on the placebo and its effects in patients suffering from mental disorders (e.g., depression) and chronic pain disorders (e.g., chronic low back pain). She is especially interested in how to harness the placebo to help individuals get the best from their healthcare.