Is it possible we can conquer a Disease with use of Psychology?

[Federico M. Acosta II]

Good Day! Philosophers here, I came up with an idea that what if a disease is just only in our minds.

[hypervalent_iodine]

How exactly is this a philosophy subject? 

[iNow]

It’s not, unless you believe everything is in our “minds.” 

That said, the placebo effect is incredible and worth further exploration.

There’s also a lot of meat for chewing on the discussion bone of mocrobiome. 

x-posted w HI

[Endy0816]

Outside of some mental health issues, no.

Diseases consist of lifeforms, viruses and the non-ideal functioning of the body. That aspect isn't in your mind, though they may be in your head.

[Ken Fabian]

I find placebo effects and the effects of patient attitude interesting. It does appear like these are real effects. I doubt that these work purely by psychological means and expect there will be biochemical processes at work.

[Bender]

2 hours ago, Ken Fabian said:

I find placebo effects and the effects of patient attitude interesting. It does appear like these are real effects. I doubt that these work purely by psychological means and expect there will be biochemical processes at work.

It doesn't just appear to be real, otherwise we wouldn't need double blind experiments.

The second statement makes little sense, since "psychological means" work with biochemical processes.

[Sensei]

5 hours ago, Federico M. Acosta II said:

I came up with an idea that what if a disease is just only in our minds.

Buy microscope...

https://www.ebay.com/b/Binocular-Lab-Microscopes/48741/

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Koch

Robert Koch received task "find out how to fight with livestock disease anthrax". He contaminated animals by anthrax from blood of dead body livestock. Checked blood prior contamination and after contamination, and noticed that microbes which were in livestock blood spread in contaminated animal, and caused death..

 

Edited May 27, 2018 by Sensei

[Endy0816]

10 hours ago, Ken Fabian said:

I find placebo effects and the effects of patient attitude interesting. It does appear like these are real effects. I doubt that these work purely by psychological means and expect there will be biochemical processes at work.

Yeah, naloxone, used for opioid overdoses, has been found to largely block it.

http://healthland.time.com/2009/08/26/a-neurological-explanation-for-the-placebo-effect/

Brain can more or less control how the pain is perceived/received and this can in turn have a positive effect on immune system, happiness, etc.