Asthma Study Shows Placebo Can Help Symptoms
Asthma Study Shows Placebo Can Help Symptoms
Researchers Find That Fake Treatment Doesn't Help Lungs, yet Asthma Patients Feel Much Better
The message from this and earlier placebo studies, Kaptchuk says, is that placebos work because of the way they are provided.
"It is the care, the ritual, the interaction, that can actually change the way people feel about their disease," he says. "We give empathy and warmth. We offer a little confidence, a little hope, a little attentive listening. We give some kind of clear statement that the doctor is in this with you, not just, 'I am going to try,' but 'I am really in your camp and am going to do everything possible to make this work.'"
One significant thing about the current study, Miller notes, is that it appears in the New England Journal of Medicine. He says this means that placebo research has moved from the fringes to the center of medical research.
Asthma Study Shows Placebo Can Help Symptoms
Researchers Find That Fake Treatment Doesn't Help Lungs, yet Asthma Patients Feel Much Better
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The message from this and earlier placebo studies, Kaptchuk says, is that placebos work because of the way they are provided.
"It is the care, the ritual, the interaction, that can actually change the way people feel about their disease," he says. "We give empathy and warmth. We offer a little confidence, a little hope, a little attentive listening. We give some kind of clear statement that the doctor is in this with you, not just, 'I am going to try,' but 'I am really in your camp and am going to do everything possible to make this work.'"
One significant thing about the current study, Miller notes, is that it appears in the New England Journal of Medicine. He says this means that placebo research has moved from the fringes to the center of medical research.
