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Aussie researchers naively claim "few adverse effects" from placebos - medical monkey-business, uhh?

A study has found that placebos are providing improvements to patients' health, even when they know the treatment is fake?!?! Placebos activate brain's 'heal switch' - Can the act of simply taking a p
Category: Science & Technology
Length: 00:00:57
Tags: medicine research Australia placebo effect ABC Sydney Royal North Shore Pain Management Institute patient psychology fake treatment mind brain therapy expectations healing ethics Michael Cousins chronic scientific journal Lancet desire delusion side lumbar spine deception harm mischief misconduct Damien Finniss sugar pill acupuncture manipulation homeopathy naturopathy motivation aversion fear anxiety truth attention ignorance sympathy touch dummy clinical malpractice illusion
 
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