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Tag: placebo
New Study Finds Placebo Effective Even When Patients Are Aware Of It
On October 16th, a study was released by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Frustrating to the avid researchers, the official data does not appear to have been publicly posted yet, but the study is but one of the many efforts conducted in a partnership between BIDMC and Harvard, through their “Program in Placebo Studies & Read More…
Landmark Study Shows Antidepressants No More Effective than Placebo
Antidepressants commonly prescribed for children and adolescents are no more effective than a placebo for treating major depression — and in some cases, can be downright harmful, according to a landmark new study. Published in the Lancet, the research denotes the “first comprehensive comparison of commonly prescribed antidepressant drugs so far.” Medical researchers analyzed 34 pharmaceutical trials involving Read More…



