BMJ : British medical journal
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To assess the mental health of children born after fertility treatment by comparing their risk of mental disorders with that of spontaneously conceived children. ⋯ There was a small increase in the incidence of mental disorders in children born after ovulation induction/intrauterine insemination. Children born after in vitro fertilisation/intracytoplasmic sperm injection were found to have overall risk comparable with children conceived spontaneously.
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To examine the attitudes of US patients about the use of placebo treatments in medical care. ⋯ Most patients in this survey seemed favorable to the idea of placebo treatments and valued honesty and transparency in this context, suggesting that physicians should consider engaging with patients to discuss their values and attitudes about the appropriateness of using treatments aimed at promoting placebo responses in the context of clinical decision making.