Sweet feelings. (Letters).The article "In depression, the placebo placebo (pləsē`bō), inert substance given instead of a potent drug. Placebo medications are sometimes prescribed when a drug is not really needed or when one would not be appropriate because they make patients feel well taken care of. also rises" (SN: 5/18/02, p. 318) reported surprise in some at the power of placebos to improve depression. From a psychological perspective, the antidote antidote Remedy to counteract the effects of a poison or toxin. Administered by mouth, intravenously, or sometimes on the skin, it may work by directly neutralizing the poison; causing an opposite effect in the body; binding to the poison to prevent its absorption, to depression involves increasing experiences of nurturance and hope in a person anticipating a future that's empty and depleting. What's a placebo but food that a depressed person hopes will fix things? Could it possibly be that emotions are actually important in influencing people's lives? CHARLES JONES Charles, Charlie, or Chuck Jones may refer to:
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