What to Expect:

As Green Day once sang, “Sometimes my mind plays tricks on me…Am I just paranoid, or am I just stoned?” Great question, and one worth investigating. We do a lot of things to feel better, but what about taking a whole lot of nothing? It’s called a placebo, and there are many components and interesting effects of such treatment that may help those dealing with pain and discomfort from a variety of illnesses. We’ll shed some light on the Placebo Effect and see how an initial phenomenon has evolved into a potentially strategic and cost-effective future for pain management.

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Links for Today:

https://health.ucdavis.edu/ctsc/area/clinicaltrials/documents/What-is-a-Placebo.pdf
https://www.healthline.com/health/nocebo-effect#how-it-works (nocebo effect)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3035442.stm
https://www.yekize.org/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-placebo-effect/
Beedle (2007). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3778695/
https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/6/1/15711814/open-label-placebo-kaptchuk (Placebos work even when you know they are placebos)
https://gizmodo.com/why-do-placebos-work-1837983414

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