Could the placebo effect help heal a broken heart?

The key to getting over heartbreak more effectively may be all in our heads.

Image of a broken heart

Hearts can actually break. หัวใจสลายนัันมีจริง Source: Image obtained by SBS Guide

Placebos have long been found to ease physical pain, but how about an emotionally wounded heart?

In a side trip from the main game of looking at the management of physical pain, Michael Mosley’s Placebo Experiment asks if placebos could be used on something non-medical, like heartbreak.

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we take a deeper look to see if it’s actually possible.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS Guide .


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Published 14 February 2019 11:55am
Updated 14 February 2019 6:12pm
By Jim Mitchell
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: SBS Guide


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