When and why placebo-prescribing is acceptable and unacceptable: a focus group study of patients' views.

Surveys of doctors suggest that they use placebos and placebo effects clinically to help patients. However, patients' views are not well-understood. We aimed to identify when and why placebo-prescribing in primary care might be acceptable and unacceptable to patients.A purposive diverse sample...

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Main Authors: Felicity L Bishop, Lizzi Aizlewood, Alison E M Adams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4089920?pdf=render