Embracing the Placebo Effect in Health Care: One Patient’s View

Embracing the Placebo Effect in Health Care: One Patient’s View

What’s up with placebo effect and do we embrace it? What is placebo effect? What is nocebo effect? Placebo Effect The placebo effect describes a beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient’s belief in that treatment. Nocebo Effect In medicine, a nocebo reaction or response refers to harmful, unpleasant, or...

Read More