3 ms·

prescribe distilled water.

• munchler 2y ago
  Right, but how to do this while preserving the placebo effect? If the patient knows it’s “just” water, the effect is lost. Some sort of deliberate deception seems to be necessary, which raises ethical problems.
  • exe34 2y ago
    I've found placebos work really well on me even when I know they're placebos.