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Effects and Components of Placebos with a Psychological Treatment Rationale – Three Randomized-Controlled Studies

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2019
In recent years, placebos have evolved from a mean to control for ‘therapeutic chaff’ to something that has clinically relevant effects with biological underpinning and that is considered to have clinical as well as scientific potential.
J. Gaab   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Open-label placebos reduce test anxiety and improve self-management skills: A randomized-controlled trial

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2019
Test anxiety is a condition in which people experience extreme distress and anxiety before and in test situations. It affects up to 40 percent of all students.
M. Schaefer   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How often do general practitioners use placebos and non-specific interventions? Systematic review and meta-analysis of surveys

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Background In a systematic review and meta-analysis we summarize the available evidence on how frequently general practitioners/family physicians (GPs) use pure placebos (e.g., placebo pills) and non-specific therapies (sometimes referred to as impure ...
K. Linde   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The role of placebos in family medicine: Implications of evidence and ethics for general practitioners.

open access: yesAustralian Journal of General Practice, 2019
BACKGROUND Placebo use is prevalent in primary care. A wealth of discourse on the ethical use of placebos in clinical contexts invariably assumes that placebos oblige practitioners to peddle in deception.
C. Blease
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prescribing Placebos: An Experimental Examination of the Role of Dose, Expectancies, and Adherence in Open-Label Placebo Effects.

open access: yesAnnals of Behavioral Medicine, 2019
Background Recent evidence indicates that placebo effects can occur even when patients know that they are taking a placebo, termed the open-label placebo effect. Aim To assess whether placebo dose (one pill per day vs.
Jason El Brihi, R. Horne, Kate Faasse
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Placebos as a Source of Agency: Evidence and Implications

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Bioethical discussions surrounding the use of placebos in clinical practice have long revolved around the moral permissibility of deceiving a patient if it is likely to benefit them.
Phoebe Friesen
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Are Open‐Label Placebos Ethical? Informed Consent and Ethical Equivocations

open access: yesBioethics, 2016
The doctor-patient relationship is built on an implicit covenant of trust, yet it was not until the post-World War Two era that respect for patient autonomy emerged as an article of mainstream medical ethics.
C. Blease, L. Colloca, T. Kaptchuk
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Open-label Placebos for Wound Healing: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

open access: yesAnnals of Behavioral Medicine, 2018
Background Open-label placebos are a novel treatment option, in which participants take placebos with full knowledge that they do not contain active medicine.
Ashwini Mathur   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Relieving pain using dose-extending placebos: a scoping review.

open access: yesPain, 2016
Placebos are often used by clinicians, usually deceptively and with little rationale or evidence of benefit, making their use ethically problematic. In contrast with their typical current use, a provocative line of research suggests that placebos can be ...
L. Colloca, P. Enck, D. DeGrazia
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A discursive exploration of public perspectives on placebos and their effects

open access: yesHealth Psychology Open, 2019
There is increasing evidence that placebos could be effective in clinical practice. However, knowledge of public perspectives on placebos is underdeveloped.
Doug I Hardman   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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