Questions tagged [placebo]
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Are there actual cases where a placebo prescription or fake treatment has improved the patient's condition? I need one or two disclosed cases about it
Placebo prescriptions or fake treatments work for people who believe they are ill, and it can actually improve the patient's condition.
Are there actual cases where a placebo has improved the patient's condition? Most of the cases will be private,…
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What is the point of a placebo in studies where the subject can determine their group?
It was my understanding that "the placebo effect" operated mostly by a mechanism based upon the subject's belief that they may have obtained an active ingredient.
I am reading some articles about the effects of psychedelic drugs, and the…
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Are there any apparent flaws in the methodology of Wilhelm et. al. 2016?
Wilhelm et. al. 2016 is a meta-analysis of 23 placebo controlled beta-blocker studies. The attempt of the study was to indicate what fraction of the beta-blocker's effect was due to the placebo effect.
In a discussion with another person, a few…
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