Most people have heard of the placebo effect but is it real and why does it occur?
In this episode I look at how placebos may exert their effects and some examples of where they have worked.
Is the placebo something that can be used to our advantage? And why do some people experience a nocebo?
Links:
Ted Kaptchuk and his work on placebo:
https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2013/01/the-placebo-phenomenon
Mechanisms of the placebo effect: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513296/
Knee surgery (placebo as good as surgery): https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013259
Placebo and treatment resistant depression: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2784479
Nocebo: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/science-blog/harmful-placebos
Balint and the doctor as a drug: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-power-rest/201103/the-doctor-is-drug?amp
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