The Placebo Effect

<p>Most people have heard of the placebo effect but is it real and why does it occur?</p><br><p>In this episode I look at how placebos may exert their effects and some examples of where they have worked.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Is the placebo something that can be used to our advantage? And why do some people experience a nocebo?</p><br><p>Links:</p><br><p>Ted Kaptchuk and his work on placebo:&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2013/01/the-placebo-phenomenon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2013/01/the-placebo-phenomenon</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Mechanisms of the placebo effect:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513296/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK513296/</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Knee surgery (placebo as good as surgery):&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013259" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa013259</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Placebo and treatment resistant depression:&nbsp;<a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2784479" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2784479</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Nocebo:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/science-blog/harmful-placebos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/science-blog/harmful-placebos</a></p><br><p>Balint and the doctor as a drug: <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-power-rest/201103/the-doctor-is-drug?amp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/the-power-rest/201103/the-doctor-is-drug?amp</a></p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>