After rading the Brown (1998) article, I was tempted to agree that we should be using placebos not only as a way to conduct research on control groups, but for treatment as well. Being that I am pursueing a career in the healthcare, I was always interested in drug usage. I do believe there is a certain aspect of psychology that allows the person seeking help for their ailment to feel better by just the process, even though the medicine that is prescribed may have no direct linkage in making them feel better. Thus, I think Brown’s idea about using placebos as a possible treatment is compelling and in the same breath contraversial. While it is beneficial to use the placebo becasue there will not be any side effects that other drugs may have.
