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Reverse Placebo Effect

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Dr Jack
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01-19-2011 11:55 AM 		Reply to: Message 2 by frako
01-19-2011 9:56 AM

frako writes:
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placebos work even if you tell the patient he is taking a placebo...
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Not really. It works if you give them a it's a sugar pill but tell them that studies have down it's effective for their condition among a group pre-selected for their desire to take part in an experiment on the mind-body connection.
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