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Half of American doctors used a placebo

Yesterday, /26.10.2008/ 19:40 Korrespondent.net
nurseweek.com
Many American doctors are using the method of placebo Half of American doctors routinely use against their patients a placebo effect - prescribe pharmacologically neutral substance, therapeutic effect of which is a consequence of the patient's belief in its curative properties, showed the poll results. Placebo is a psychological phenomenon. Many doctors of the opinion that the patient's recovery can be achieved, even if to give him a pill-empty, is convinced that this latest failure Medications. The belief in the success of patient treatment in this case the most important medicines. It is believed that the level of placebo effect depends on the suggestibility and external circumstances of treatment, for example, the size and bright-colored tablets, the credibility of the doctor, the credibility of the clinic. Of the 679 general practitioners and rheumatologists, who agreed to participate in the survey, 62% believe that the use of placebo in treatment is acceptable on ethical grounds. The survey showed that most doctors use as a placebo these pharmacological drugs: 41% prescribe painkillers, 38% - vitamins, 13% - antibiotics, 13% - sedation, 3% appoint fizrastvora injections, and 2% - lactose pills. "The results we are very disturbed. They talk about non element of deception, contrary to the principle of informed patient", - said one of the authors of the study Franklin Mille from the National Institute of Health USA. Sami same patients say that would prefer to know the whole truth about what drug and what is appointed by the doctor. They also admit that is unlikely to be able to maintain confidence in the doctor if they will know that instead of the medication he set them a placebo. Similar studies in Europe have shown similar results.

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