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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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