[안쥐] 졸업유예하면 나쁜 건가요

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[만화] 오픈 라벨 플라시보 현상에 대하여

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A nine-panel comic strip in a detailed, semi-realistic style. The protagonist, a woman with a bun and headphones, explores the concept of 'Open-label Placebo'. The story begins with a question: can a placebo effect occur even if you know the medicine is fake? It introduces a 2010 study by Professor Ted Kaptchuk of Harvard Medical School, where IBS patients were told they were receiving "sugar pills." Surprisingly, their symptoms improved significantly. This is called 'Open-label Placebo'—where the ritual of "taking medicine" triggers the unconscious mind, even when the rational mind knows it's a placebo. The protagonist applies this to her own life, noting that while her actual medication takes time to build up in her system, she feels a sense of calm just five minutes after swallowing it. She acknowledges that her reason knows the drug hasn't kicked in yet, but the relief of "having taken the medicine" heals her first. The comic concludes with the character studying by a window at sunset, reflecting that there is still much we don't know about our bodies, and it is thanks to these mysteries that she can carry on with her daily life.

1. 제 사례는 가짜 약이 아니므로 엄밀히 말하면 오픈 라벨 플라시보 효과는 아니라고 합니다.
2. 안쥐는 의대생도 아닙니다. 이런게 있구나 정도로만 받아들이셔야 합니다.
3. 정정 댓글은 언제나 환영합니다. 더 정확한 정보를 담기 위해 노력하겠습니다.

Kaptchuk, Ted J., and Franklin G. Miller. "Open Label Placebo: Can Honestly Prescribed Placebos Evoke Meaningful Therapeutic Benefits?" BMJ 363 (2018): k3889.


 

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