The German Medical Association is recommending that health professionals make better use of placebo treatments. The perspective, put forward by the professional body is that although placebos have been frown upon in the past, there is now evidence that in some situations, using placebos may actually produce better outcomes than pharmacological treatments. Almost all health care professional bodies consider placebos as unethical practice as although their use may be beneficial, it is done so deceptively. If they are effective in terms of beneficial health outcomes and financial cost, should we be making better use of them?
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