The placebo effect is better than its reputation

Prof. Winfried Rief was interviewed by the renowned science magazine “Spektrum”.

With his team at the University Marburg, psychologist Winfried Rief is studying how and why psychotherapy works. In the interview, he discusses the findings and insights from his work, and why the placebo effect is better than its reputation.

You can download the full interview here.

See also the article in the German newspaper “Tagesspiegel” about the placebo effect.