The placebo is a powerful medical treatment that is ignored
by doctors at their patients’ peril. It is especially important for patients
with chronic stress-related conditions, such as depression, back pain,
chemotherapy-related malaise, migraine, posttraumatic stress disorder,
irritable bowel syndrome and other functional disorders. Many people with
medically unexplained symptoms are in the group that can benefit from placebo
therapy.
Gary Greenberg, a NY Times reporter, has written a useful, lucid introduction
to this topic. We have synopsized and
discussed it on OJCPCD.
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