The Placebo Effect

[Matthew Capowski]

This thread will be used to organize information about the placebo effect.

Placebo effects are weak: regression to the mean is the main reason ineffective treatments appear to work http://www.dcscience.net/2015/12/11...reason-ineffective-treatments-appear-to-work/


The above article thoughtful reflects on our understanding of the placebo effect and some methodological failings we have persisted with in regards to measuring the placebo effect.

The Great Placebo scandal by Dr. Malcolm Kndrick
https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2020/02/25/the-great-placebo-scandal/

I suppose that if either of my two statements are true, it means that the entire database of randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trials can no longer be trusted.

What if the Placebo Effect Isn’t a Trick? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/07/magazine/placebo-effect-medicine.html