What is it about?
We present a review of the literature regarding how doctors and other health professionals can make use of the placebo effect in an ethical way.
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Why is it important?
We find that it is especially by influencing patients’ expectations through communication that the positive effects of the placebo effect may be achieved.
Perspectives
Good patient-centered communication conveying positive but realistic expectations may result in improved outcomes.
Professor Rolf Wynn
UiT Norges arktiske universitet
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This page is a summary of: How can placebo effects best be applied in clinical practice? A narrative review, Psychology Research and Behavior Management, January 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s75670.
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