In the vast fields of medicine and mental health, arguably no concept is more maligned or misunderstood than the placebo effect. Even among well-intentioned scientists and healthcare professionals, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Although placebo responses probably play a role in virtually every clinical intervention, the use of deceptive ...

A large proportion of the benefit that a person gets from taking a real drug or receiving a treatment to alleviate pain is due to an individual's mindset, not to the drug itself. Understanding the ...

For example, placebo effects are stronger the more legitimate the treatment appears to participants, when participants receive placebo treatments bearing culturally popular or brand-name labels, and ...