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Dr Ben Goldacre - The Placebo effect
Identifier
016558
Type of Spiritual Experience
Background
I don't agree with Ben about the lying, giving a placebo is not lying or deceiving it is a form of treatment that works by belief, but the video is helpful nevertheless.
A description of the experience
The placebo effect - NHS choices
Ben Goldacre, doctor and author of Bad Science, explains what the placebo effect is and describes its role in medical research and in the pharmaceutical industry.
The source of the experience
Scientist otherConcepts, symbols and science items
Concepts
Symbols
Science Items
Placebo effectActivities and commonsteps
Activities
Suppressions
Believing in the spiritual worldEnacting ritual and ceremony
Healing yourself