Comment on Comparative efficacy and acceptability of 21 antidepressant drugsparentComments−tlrobinson8y"placebo-like option"How would that work? Do placebos work even if people know they're placebos? Could doctors just start prescribing a placebo called Fauxzac and it would work some of the time?−comex8yDo placebos work even if people know they're placebos?Sometimes, yes! See: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-kn...But they're probably more effective if you don't know.
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"placebo-like option"
How would that work? Do placebos work even if people know they're placebos? Could doctors just start prescribing a placebo called Fauxzac and it would work some of the time?
Sometimes, yes! See: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-kn...
But they're probably more effective if you don't know.