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by papreclip 2288 days ago
it is accurate. i don't know if it's helpful to the antidepressant drug user, though. placebos work better than nothing, but not if you know they're placebos
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Actually, the crazy thing about placebos is that they work (albeit not as well), even if you know they're placebos.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/placebo-can-work-even-kn...