>It'd be great to see this experiment rolled out to double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trials, but until that happens, I'd still be willing to give it a t

>It'd be great to see this experiment rolled out to double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trials, but until that happens, I'd still be willing to give it a try. Google "liberation therapy" for an example. This bad science really is damaging, as it costs everyone a lot of money, hooks in vulnerable patients, and doesn't provide any benefit over the placebo effect. The placebo effect can be strong, certainly, but if you're relying on that you are much better investigating the psychological factors that underpins it, rather than hoodwinking patients (whether deliberately or due to ignorance).