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A researcher randomly divides young women suffering from anorexia into two groups. Participants in Group A receive psychotherapy and drug treatments; participants in Group B receive attention (but no therapy) and a "sugar pill." The researcher then compares participants in the two groups on relief of anorexia symptoms.
-The ethical concern about placebo drug studies such as the preceding study is that:

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The ethical concern is that the placebo group receives no treatment at all, which may be harmful or unethical if the participants are suffering from a serious condition such as anorexia. The use of a placebo in this type of study is controversial because it deprives participants in the control group of potentially life-saving treatment.

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