Nocebo effect in Dermatology

[Dubya_B]

My two favorite drugs, Finasteride and Isotretinoin, featured in a dermatological jouranl:

Nocebo effect in Dermatology
http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/25900939

Dermatology patients are more susceptible to nocebo responses owing to the psychological concern from visibility of skin lesions and the chronicity, unpredictable course, lack of ‘permanent cure’ and frequent relapses of skin disorders. While finasteride remains the prototypical drug that displays a prominent nocebo effect in dermatologic therapeutics, other drugs such as isotretinoin are also likely inducers.

Someone should inform these dopes that they are behind the times and that molecular-level evidence beats questionaire-based statistics.