Fascinating research into the placebo effect

Harvard Magazine has an article on Ted Kaptchuk’s research into how (not if) the placebo effect works. From a new clinical trial, his team has found that the methods of placebo administration are as important as the administration itself:

“It’s valuable insight for any caregiver: patients’ perceptions matter, and the ways physicians frame perceptions can have significant effects on their patients’ health.”

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