Transitioning from deceptive to nondeceptive placebo treatment to reduce pathological skin-picking

Abstract Background Deceptive placebos (DPs) have been shown to alleviate symptoms of several mental disorders. However, the willingness of patients to transition from DP treatment to nondeceptive placebos (NDPs) has not been systematically investigated. Method This study examined whether individual...

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Published in:	Discover Mental Health
Main Authors:	Anne Schienle, Johannes Wilhelm, Sandra Tanzmeister
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Springer 2025-10-01
Subjects:	Skin-picking Deceptive placebo Nondeceptive placebo Efficacy
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-025-00286-3