J Clin Psychol July 2005 PMID 15827993

The placebo is powerful: estimating placebo effects in medicine and psychotherapy from randomized clinical trials.

Bruce E Wampold, Takuya Minami, Sandra Callen Tierney, Thomas W Baskin, Kuldhir S Bhati

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The comments reflect a moderate interest in understanding the methodological nuances of placebo effects, as seen in references to structural similarities in trials and study specifics like blinding procedures, but the overall tone remains fairly superficial, with some confusion about related studies. Words such as 'disanalogous' and mentions of linking to incorrect studies suggest cautious but limited engagement with the article's broader significance.

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The text explains that placebo effects are significant in medicine and psychotherapy, with randomized controlled trials used to estimate these effects, but there are challenges in applying this design to psychotherapy.
In medicine, recent meta-analyses suggest that placebo effects are small or nonexistent overall, but when studies are well-designed and conditions are responsive to placebos, these effects can be quite substantial.
For psychological disorders like depression, pill placebos can nearly match active medications, and properly designed psychological placebos can be as effective as real psychotherapies, highlighting the importance of study design in assessing true treatment efficacy.]

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