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"placebo-like option" How would that work? Do placebos work even if people know they're placebos? Could doctors just start prescribing a placebo called Fauxzac
by tlrobinson 9y ago
"placebo-like option"
How would that work? Do placebos work even if people know they're placebos? Could doctors just start prescribing a placebo called Fauxzac and it would work some of the time?
- comex 9y ago> Do placebos work even if people know they're placebos? Sometimes, yes! See: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-know-placebo-201607079926 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-kn... But they're probably more effective if you don't know.