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Explainer: What Is The Placebo Effect And Are Doctors Allowed To Prescribe Them?, David A. Neil Jan 2016

Explainer: What Is The Placebo Effect And Are Doctors Allowed To Prescribe Them?, David A. Neil

Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)

Suppose you discovered that some past prescription a GP gave you was actually a placebo. The treatment made you feel better, but now you know that the perceived benefit was really a placebo effect. Would you be upset at the deception, or pleased the doctor had found a way to help you?