Placebo: Cracking the Code (1996)

Great doc on placebo effect. Featuring members of the the Harvard Placebo Study Group, Placebo: Cracking the Code examines the power of belief in alleviating pain, curing disease, and the healing of injuries. The placebo effect is a pervasive, albeit misunderstood, phenomenon in medicine. In the UK, over 60% of doctors surveyed said they had prescribed placebos in regular clinical practice. In a recent Times Magazine article, 96% of US physicians surveyed stated that they believe that placebo treatments have real therapeutic effects.

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