We very much appreciated this quote from the article:
“Thus, we urge caution in interpreting patient improvements as causal effects of our actions and should avoid the conceit of assuming that our personal presence has strong healing powers.”
Placebo effects are weak: regression to the mean is the main reason ineffective treatments appear to work https://t.co/djJUJWhsD3
— Medicalskeptic (@medskep) December 19, 2015
We have started a forum thread about the placebo effect.