Understanding the placebo effect in complementary medicine : theory, practice and research /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Peters, David, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh ; New York : Churchill Livingstone, 2001.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Placebos and nocebos : the cultural construction of belief
  • Towards a scientific understanding of placebo effects
  • A critical reanalysis of the concept, magnitude and existence of placebo effects
  • Behavioural conditioning of the immune system
  • How can we optimize non-specific effects?
  • Some reflections on creating therapeutic consultations
  • Psychoanalysis, complementary medicine and the placebo
  • Intersubjectivity and the therapeutic relationship
  • Placebo responses in bodywork
  • Healing and therapeutic touch : is it all in the mind?
  • Non-specific factors in randomized clinical trials : some methodological considerations
  • The placebo effect and a participatory world view
  • Psychoneuroimmunology : the mind-brain connection