Placebo: Pesky Cofounder or Clinical Ally?

Dates and Times

Start: 1/14/2026 1:00 PM
End: 1/14/2026 2:00 PM

Objectives

- Outline history of placebo from roots to use and meanings in modern context.
- Expand understanding of placebo to include both implicit and explicit elements that that are in constant interaction with broader culture and interact with individual personality.
- Review how placebo has been studied in medicine with focus on psychiatric diagnoses.
- Outline essential elements of placebo and treatment effect that are relevant to psychiatric treatment.
- Summarize and suggest ways that providers can better understand placebo beyond a factor that needs to be controlled for.

Speakers

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AMA Credit Designation Statement

The Ohio State University designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) ^™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.