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What is meant by the placebo effect? How does it work?

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Question added by Lina Samer , Digital Media Graphic Designer , iDirection
Date Posted: 2017/03/26
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by navida tabbsum , clinical psychologist, speech and language therapist, coordinator , child dream centre

it is the  psychological effect that client think that the medicine or therapy will effect on him/her. 

placebo effect is genrally the effect which is ussually given to people to bring change in people. and it have no real effect.

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Placebo effect is a factitious condition which changes an individuals perception based on his/her own belief. It really depends on expectation of a person. 

Mohammed Sami
by Mohammed Sami , Medical Sales Representative , SANDOZ a NOVARTIS company

i think it refers to the psychological effect  on patients when he take any medication and he trust that the drug absolutely has an effect  so he begin to adapt himself

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