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The Power of the Placebo Effect Comparative usage of Placebos in Mental and physical Health
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MADEENA SAEEDI, DR.STEFANE KABENE, DR. MUHAMMAD TAHIR
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Recent reviews on placebo treatments in clinical trials and clinical practice have reported to help patients with many diseases. Yet the quality of the evidence supporting this finding has not been rigorously evaluated. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to investigate the placebo effect as compared to active medication and whether, it has a different impact on physical health compared to mental health. In this research paper, research objectives include a comprehensive clarification of the origin of placebo effect, function, process and uses. The important models underlying the placebo effect have been explored in great detail and how a negative perception of a placebo treatment can result in the “nocebo effect” The results suggest that placebo interventions work more effectively on physical diseases than on mental disorders. However the placebo effect is not more effective than active medication.
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Placebo effect – Mental Health – Physical Health – Nocebo effect - Clinical trials – Psychology
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.03.016
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