Why Do Physicians Prescribe Treatments That Are Essentially Placebos?

Numerous studies have addressed the prescription of placebos among general practitioners or other clinicians. However, the findings have often been conflicting and confusing, largely due to widespread conceptual ambiguity in this area.1

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JAMA Network Open
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2025-09-18
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.32678
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Pain Management and Placebo Effect
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Why Do Physicians Prescribe Treatments That Are Essentially Placebos?

Pekka Louhiala
JAMA Network Open
Pain Management and Placebo Effect
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Why Do Physicians Prescribe Treatments That Are Essentially Placebos?

Pekka Louhiala
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Abstract

Numerous studies have addressed the prescription of placebos among general practitioners or other clinicians. However, the findings have often been conflicting and confusing, largely due to widespread conceptual ambiguity in this area.1

JAMA Network OpenVol. 8(9)
University of Helsinki (FI), Tampere University (FI)
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Pain Management and Placebo Effect
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