It signals social support which lowers stress, it probably induces physical relaxation. which could lessen the subjective experience of pain
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and it could also result in the release of oxytocin, which would improve the child's state of mind.
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The original placebo (real) effect.
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It's well known that the placebo effect is very, very strong. It's good to use it wherever it's appropriate!
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People completely misunderstand the placebo effect. It does not make people falsely believe they are better. It actually makes them better.
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It works for adults too
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Obviously!! The scientists haven't figured out how to test it because of the magic involved!
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Harvard won't let me read this article without paying. So I turned to this free Harvard article. I also call upon Harvard Med School's own
@JohnRossMD for a ruling: Placebo effect. Is it really real? https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/the-placebo-effect-amazing-and-real-201511028544 … -
Short answer: yes, it's real. Medicine mainly relied on placebo until 1850 or so as sole mechanism of clinical effectiveness.
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