2 stories tagged ‘Placebo Effect’

A therapist at your fingertips

By Peter Reuell, Harvard Staff Writer / March 13, 2012

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Harvard are exploring the use of gamelike programs on smartphones to treat anxiety disorders.

Tags: anxiety/App/Boston University/Cognitive bias modification/Computers/Faculty of Arts and Sciences/FAS/Generalized anxiety disorder/Handheld Devices/Harvard/Mental Health/Mobile devices/Peter Reuell/Phil Enock/Placebo Effect/Public speaking/Richard McNally/Smartphone/Smartphones/Social anxiety/Stefan Hofmann/Therapy/Worry
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Placebos work — even without deception

By David Cameron, HMS Communications / December 22, 2010

Patients who were knowingly given placebos for irritable bowel syndrome experienced significant symptom relief when compared with controls.

Tags: Anthony Lembo/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Deception/Dummy Pills/Harvard Medical School/IBS/Irritable Bowel Syndrome/National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine/Osher Research Center/Placebo Effect/PLoS ONE/Ted Kaptchuk
Categories: HarvardScience, Health & Medicine