Escuchando al placebo, o cómo averiguar por qué funcionan los tratamientos

  1. Miguel A. Vallejo Pareja
  2. Laura Vallejo-Slocker
Revista:
Papeles del psicólogo

ISSN: 0214-7823,  1886-1415

Año de publicación: 2020

Volumen: 41

Número: 3

Páginas: 191-195

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.23923/PAP.PSICOL2020.2942 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Otras publicaciones en: Papeles del psicólogo

Resumen

El efecto placebo es poderoso y ha demostrado su eficacia en múltiples estudios, compitiendo incluso con tratamientos bien establecidos. Esto pone de manifiesto un efecto en absoluto inerte o inespecífico. Tiene una naturaleza ubicua y da razón de todo tipo de tratamientos, si bien es la psicología el ámbito que le hace comprensible. Desgranar y conocer qué le hace tan eficaz es una tarea útil e ilustrativa de cómo operan los tratamientos al uso. En este sentido hay que destacar que para que opere debe ser construido en términos contextuales, no requiere de engaños y sí de una persona con problemas, en desequilibrio homeostático. El estudio de las condiciones en que el efecto placebo ocurre ha sido útil para delinear qué aspectos son importantes en los tratamientos, a saber: la facilitación de información y el sentido de ésta, las experiencias previas y las creencias del paciente, la aplicación del tratamiento en condiciones favorables y el uso de tratamientos bien reconocidos y aceptados en sus fundamentos y procedimiento

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