Placebo effect may help some patients with psoriasis.
HealthDay (12/30, Dotinga) reported that, according to a study published online in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, "placebos can help psoriasis patients get by on smaller doses of a steroid drug that dampens their immune systems." Researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center gave "one group" of "46 patients with mild and moderate cases of psoriasis" some "fully medicated creams, while others" were given "mixtures that were partially medicated or received full doses only part of the time." The investigators found that, "in some cases, the patients seemed to do well despite not getting the full dose, suggesting a psychosomatic effect."
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