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The Placebo effect works... sometimes. 30-60%. And it isn't something we can predict, so patient 1 might do well, but patient 2 and 3 do not get relief. It isn'
by Broken_Hippo 6y ago
The Placebo effect works... sometimes. 30-60%. And it isn't something we can predict, so patient 1 might do well, but patient 2 and 3 do not get relief. It isn't something you can just give most people and expect it to work, in other words. That would be irresponsible.
When something works, it tends to perform better than a placebo. This is even true for drugs that don't work well on everyone (like antidepressants). Can you imagine how horrible the placebo results were on such things?
- hntrader 6y agoIrving Kirsch puts the placebo effect at 82 percent for anti-depressants (after accounting for studies that were stopped early) and argues it's probably higher than that because patients are likely able to break the blinding protocol. He says the evidence of efficacy is only strong when it comes to treating severe depression.