tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post1384515425042216203..comments2024-03-16T00:27:31.848-07:00Comments on Hooked: Ethics, Medicine, and Pharma: Placebo Effect and Adherence: A Challenge to Pharma?Howard Brodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00599587504924835039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-48108862029778979542011-09-04T16:22:06.103-07:002011-09-04T16:22:06.103-07:00"....when mere encouragement and positive thi..."....when mere encouragement and positive thinking can have this much beneficial effect on patient outcomes, why in heaven's name would we want to give drugs that have dangerous side effects and that cost an arm and a leg, unless the drugs had been clearly shown to be really superior to cheap and safe encouragement?"<br /><br />This seems so obvious one would assume it's a tenet of medicine. I guess the field needs to be reminded of it occasionally, with arguments and footnotes.<br /><br />Speaking of the psychiatric paradigm, Dr. Brody, how can a complex human belief system be described in terms of neurochemical linkages and neural pathways and neuroanatomy? Does everyone have to use this jargon now?<br /><br />(PS You can feed your blog headlines to Twitter via Twitterfeed. Works great!)Altostratahttp://survivingantidepressants.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1732132352927731247.post-49436025504797195252011-09-03T15:08:38.653-07:002011-09-03T15:08:38.653-07:00Thanks for the thought provoking comments, Howard....Thanks for the thought provoking comments, Howard. As a 33 year fan of yours since we met in Hershey, PA I'm excited to find your blog through a tweet on twitter. I often refer to your book on Placebo Response and The Healer's Power in explaining phenomena in Family Medicine. I look forward to perusing your posts and following. Thanks, again. Pat Jonas (blogging as Dr Synonymous)A. Patrick Jonas, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935504320560038973noreply@blogger.com