Recent medical school graduate Dr. Boykin is undertaking his psychiatry residency with Dr. Stone, an expert in repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on the possible placebo effects associated with rTMS. If the research results indicate the same findings as Figure 15.8, it could be concluded that

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The correct interpretation of findings similar to Figure 15.8, which suggests a strong placebo effect associated with rTMS in the early phases of treatment, is that patients might initially respond to the treatment due to the placebo effect rather than the actual therapeutic effects of rTMS. This is a common phenomenon in clinical trials where the expectation of receiving treatment can lead to perceived or actual improvements in symptoms.

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