The attending whom I worked with last month on my inpatient service showed our team this clip of Ben Goldacre talking about the placebo effect. It is properly hilarious (be forewarned of the language content, which I think is pretty well negated by the content as well as his accent… everything is funnier and more acceptable with a British accent don’t you think?) I think the whole placebo effect is a very interesting process and you can read what I believe is the study that Ben Goldacre is referring to here. It’s a pretty interesting read and it really peaks my curiosity about how powerful the mind can be in controlling physiological responses.
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