Informing the patient of the placebo option: an ethical necessity likely to reduce inappropriate psychotropic prescriptions?

Fabrice Berna, Guillaume Durand, Rémy Boussageon, Julien Nizard, François Paille, Laurence Verneuil

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DOI: 10.1177/20451253261436150
Published: 2026-08
Container: Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology
Publisher: SAGE Publications
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@article{allodium:10.1177/20451253261436150,
  title = {Informing the patient of the placebo option: an ethical necessity likely to reduce inappropriate psychotropic prescriptions?},
  author = {Fabrice Berna and Guillaume Durand and Rémy Boussageon and Julien Nizard and François Paille and Laurence Verneuil},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology},
  doi = {10.1177/20451253261436150},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/20451253261436150}
}

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TI  - Informing the patient of the placebo option: an ethical necessity likely to reduce inappropriate psychotropic prescriptions?
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AU  - François Paille
AU  - Laurence Verneuil
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DO  - 10.1177/20451253261436150
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Berna, F., Durand, G., Boussageon, R., Nizard, J., Paille, F., & Verneuil, L. (2026). Informing the patient of the placebo option: an ethical necessity likely to reduce inappropriate psychotropic prescriptions?. Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1177/20451253261436150

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