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Re:In depression treatment trials, placebo effect is growing... by nico on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @05:40PM (#37666145)
Shouldn’t we be trying to maximize the placebo effect?

If we can heal ourselves just by believing we can, then isn’t that an amazing ability that we should be trying to develop and improve?

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Re:In depression treatment trials, placebo effect is growing... by thejazzman on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @06:33PM (#37666702)
The problem with a placebo is that it doesn't last or resolve the underlying cause

It is a nice "break" while it lasts, though

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Re:In depression treatment trials, placebo effect is growing... by an_aparallel on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @07:12PM (#37667152)
isnt the problem that you cant patent it ? :P
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Re:In depression treatment trials, placebo effect is growing... by nico on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @08:53PM (#37668216)
What do you mean?

Like if your headache goes away with a placebo, isn’t that the same as taking a pain killer?

In that case the effect is the same isn’t it?

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Re:In depression treatment trials, placebo effect is growing... by selfhoster11 on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @04:16AM (#37671665)
A headache often has an underlying cause, and the placebo effect will not heal that.
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Re:In depression treatment trials, placebo effect is growing... by nico on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @10:25AM (#37675124)
Neither will Tylenol heal it, so what’s the difference?

Both have the same exact effect, which is what is controlled for in double blind studies

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