Does It Really Work?

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There's an argument for western medical doctors employing the placib placibo effect. It implies that we're still duellists, ina cartesian duellist, like thers,. separation between body and mind. So saying that an effect was caused by something mental is really just saying that it was caused by the brain. Here's what i i wrote, and tell me what you think about this.

Michael Shermer speaks with award-winning Irish neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan about her work exploring the complexity of psychogenic illness affecting people all around the world. Her book The Sleeping Beauties, documents her investigation of psychosomatic disorders as she traveled the world visiting communities suffering from these so-called mystery illnesses. O’Sullivan records the remarkable stories of syndromes related to her by people from all walks of life. Riveting and often distressing, these case studies — both fascinating and of serious concern — are recounted with compassion and humanity as these syndromes continue to proliferate around the globe.