There are several ways that the placebo effect could get stronger
because there are several paths of influence on an individual
taking a drug. A person could be getting a stronger dose because
a) the doctor has been more influenced by the drug reps; b) the
person has been watching a TV channel where the drug is being
heavily advertised; c) a family member has been watching a TV
channel where the drug is being heavily advertised; d) the person
or family or doctor has been paying attention to ads that
accompany their new high-speed graphics-intensive internet
connections.
Yes, the implication is that the size of the placebo effect
should be different for different drugs.
Ken
[email protected] wrote:
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Placebos are getting stronger. In other words, the failure
of anti-depressants to show benefit relative to placebo is
not due to poorer performance of the drugs, but to improved
performance of placebos. This, I guess, is good news,
although not necessarily for the drug industry.
------------------------------------------- How the heck to
placebos get stronger? Stronger in what way, in being less
"active"? Do we have different placebos for different drugs?
Huh? I'm confused.
Can someone please define this so that I can see why the
comparison to an active agent would make sense and possibly
explain why the active agent is more effective than would be
the case with a weaker placebo?
I feel like I just typed a bunch of oxymoronic gibberish.
Annette
Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology
University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110
619-260-4006 [email protected]
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Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. [email protected]
Professor
Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
USA
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