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by BalinKing 714 days ago
GP is actually correct according to Wikipedia[0] (for what that's worth): There seems to be evidence that "open-label placebos"—i.e. "where the patient is fully aware that the treatment is inert"—still have positive effects.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo#Effects