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Placebos also work when people know they are placebos. No reason to lie to the patient.
by yters 8y ago
Placebos also work when people know they are placebos. No reason to lie to the patient.
- Skrillex 8y agoMy intuition would be that a significant component of the effect is that the patient believes they have been treated. Until we see evidence otherwise, I see no reason to assume that the placebo effect is not weakened by the loss of that component.
- kevinwang 8y agoI agree with your intuition, but I'm guessing the parent was referencing this: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-know-placebo-201607079926 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-kn...