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Patients Of ‘Theatrical’ Doctors Feel Less Pain

July 15, 2016 Michael Doneman

Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus Paper Theater

Stage direction, scripting, and more convincing theatrics could help doctors deliver the full benefits of the placebo effect to their patients, a study suggests.

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