It's been a long time since I've written about the deceptive narratives around placebos promoted by supporters of alternative ...

The placebo effect is well known, but its close relative, the "nocebo effect" is more obscure. Regardless, there's a good ...

Placebo effects are real, powerful, and deeply human, as I've discussed in my previous article. But a thorny question remains: How can we tell whether a depression treatment is producing genuine ...