The Placebo Effect in Psychiatric Practice

Overview

Journal Curr Psychiatr

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2018 Jun 19

PMID 29910696

Citations 4

Authors

Michael H Bernstein

Walter A Brown

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Abstract

This well-known effect can be harnessed to improve treatment.

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