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Rethinking placebo in psychiatry: how and why placebo effects occur

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McQueen, Daniel, Cohen, Sarah, St John-Smith, Paul, Rampes, Hagen·2013·Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
DOI 10.1192/apt.bp.112.010405
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Summary: This article outlines proximate (physical and mental) and ultimate mechanisms of placebo effects. Interpersonal processes contributing to placebo effects are reviewed and illustrated through research into the process of psychotherapy. Evolutionary theories of how and why the capacity for placebo effects might have evolved are described. The components of treatment and placebo effects are defined. It is concluded that maximising therapeutic placebo effects is effective and a valid clinical goal.

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Authors
McQueen, D., Cohen, S., St John-Smith, P., & Rampes, H.
Affiliations
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
ORCID
McQueen, Daniel
Venue
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2013-05
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
171-180
ISSN
  • 1355-5146 (ISSN-L)
  • 1472-1481
DOI
10.1192/apt.bp.112.010405
OpenAlex
W2072543676
Cited by
23
References
66
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2013: 1
FWCI
1.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 1707 d)
Locations
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
placebo effect, placebo mechanisms, interpersonal processes, psychotherapy, psychiatric treatment

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