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Re:Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Ther... by crazygringo on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @10:39AM (#21639183)
Yes they need to be used in conjunction with therapy... but kind of like a surgeon's tools need to be used in conjunction with a surgeon.

There's absolutely nothing placebo-like whatsoever about psilocybin, any more than a surgeon's tools are placebos. It's an extremely powerful tool that can be applied in a therapeutic context.

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Re:Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Ther... by inspector-g on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @11:12AM (#21639523)
All treatment modalities have a placebo effect. Including surgery. See: decades of modern research on sham surgeries.
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Re:Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Ther... by neonate on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @02:25PM (#21641697)
True of course, but having a placebo effect is not the same as being a placebo. Non-placebos have other effects too.
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Re:Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Ther... by strbean on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @04:00PM (#21642640)
The term "super-placebo" is silly in the first place. Any effective treatment is a "super-placebo" - it works better than placebo.
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