Published 2022-07-01
“…Additionally, there is no consensus of what constitutes harm when withholding treatment; placebos are often used in trials for major depressive disorder, yet this population
has statistically higher rates of self-harm and suicide without treatment compared to the general population.[14] Serious risks
can be incurred
due to
a placebo intervention by not offering experimental treatment, without excusing the psychological harm withholding
a treatment
may have on
a patient should it be unblinded. …”
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