[tips] Re: [tips] Sham pills may help us*even without the sham
How soon we forget. We've known this for a long time see Park & Covi (1965) -- however this was just a group case study: Title:Nonblind placebo trial. Author:Park, Lee C.;Covi, Lino Author Affiliation:Johns Hopkins Hosp., Baltimore Appears In: Archives of General Psychiatry. 12(4), 1965, 336-345. Abstract: 15 anxious, neurotic outpatients were placed on placebo treatment for 1 week after being informed the pills contained inert material. 14 reported improvement. 8 Ss believed the pills were placebos. Only 3 were absolutely certain of this. 6 Ssthought the pills contained drugs, with 2 Ss absolutely certain. Improvement was not related to belief in the nature of the pills but did appear related to certainty of belief. Main finding: patients can be willing to take placebo and can improvedespite knowledge of the inert content of the pills. Belief in pill as drug was not a requirement for improvement. (25 ref.) (PsycINFO Database Record © 2009 APA, all rights reserved) >>> "Pollak, Edward" 01/03/11 2:13 PM >>> P {MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px} This is not surprising to me given that classical conditioning can produce a "placebo effect" in rats. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it, why can't any (classically) conditioned stimulus but regarded as a placebo? Ed Sham pills may help us—even without the sham Sham pills, known as placebos, have been used in countless medical studies for decades. By comparing their effects to those of real medicines, researchers can discount the possibility that the true drugs work merely because the idea of having been treated makes us feel better. But researchers say they now seem to have made a surprise discovery. Not only do the fake pills truly make some patients feel improved—that much was already known—but they can even work when the doctors drop any pretense that this is real medicine. For more see http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101222_placebo.htm Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/home.htm Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, & bluegrass fiddler.. in approximate order of importance. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: wsc...@wooster.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb25165c&n=T&l=tips&o=7630 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-7630-13058.902daf6855267276c83a639cbb251...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7635 or send a blank email to leave-7635-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Re: [tips] Sham pills may help us*even without the sham
All I can say is "Sham-Wow!" -Max >>> "Pollak, Edward" 1/3/2011 3:11:38 PM >>> This is not surprising to me given that classical conditioning can produce a "placebo effect" in rats. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it, why can't any (classically) conditioned stimulus but regarded as a placebo? Ed Sham pills may help us*even without the shamSham pills, known as placebos, have been used in countless medical studies for decades. By comparing their effects to those of real medicines, researchers can discount the possibility that the true drugs work merely because the idea of having been treated makes us feel better. But researchers say they now seem to have made a surprise discovery. Not only do the fake pills truly make some patients feel improved*that much was already known*but they can even work when the doctors drop any pretense that this is real medicine. For more see http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101222_placebo.htm Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D.Department of PsychologyWest Chester University of Pennsylvaniahttp://home.comcast.net/~epollak/home.htmHusband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, & bluegrass fiddler.. in approximate order of importance. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: mgw...@wlu.ca. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13403.a6ed9258d53b17bac9cfd263432af8fa&n=T&l=tips&o=7630 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-7630-13403.a6ed9258d53b17bac9cfd263432af...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7631 or send a blank email to leave-7631-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
[tips] Sham pills may help us—even without the sham
This is not surprising to me given that classical conditioning can produce a "placebo effect" in rats. In fact, now that I'm thinking about it, why can't any (classically) conditioned stimulus but regarded as a placebo? Ed Sham pills may help us—even without the sham Sham pills, known as placebos, have been used in countless medical studies for decades. By comparing their effects to those of real medicines, researchers can discount the possibility that the true drugs work merely because the idea of having been treated makes us feel better. But researchers say they now seem to have made a surprise discovery. Not only do the fake pills truly make some patients feel improved—that much was already known—but they can even work when the doctors drop any pretense that this is real medicine. For more see http://www.world-science.net/othernews/101222_placebo.htm Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania http://home.comcast.net/~epollak/home.htm Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, & bluegrass fiddler.. in approximate order of importance. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7630 or send a blank email to leave-7630-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu