Why deny the placebo effect?
We know that placebos actually work, that is, that they have a positive effect. But to get the placebo effect requires that patients be deceived into thinking they are taking actual medicine. When they find out that they were actually taking sugar pills, two things happen. First, symptoms can quickly return and second, they begin to mistrust their doctor. Neither outcome is welcome, and can have much greater and long-lasting negative effects than any beneficial placebo effect.
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