Placebo effects : understanding the mechanisms in health and disease /

This is the first book to critically review the mechanisms of placebo effects across all medical conditions, diseases and therapies. It is the definitive text on the placebo effect, and will be essential for researchers and clinicians in all medical specialties.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Benedetti, Fabrizio
Corporate Author:	Electronic Book Collection
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:	Placebos (Medicine) Mental suggestion. Outcome assessment (Medical care) Placebos > therapeutic use Placebo Effect Suggestion Treatment Outcome Effet placebo. Suggestion. Évaluation des résultats (Soins médicaux) Mental suggestion Neurologie Placebo Placebo's. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The traditional concept of placebo
A modern view of placebo and placebo-related effects
Pain
Disorders of the nervous system
Mental and behavioural disorders
Immune and endocrine systems
Cardiovascular and respiratory system
Gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders
Special medical conditions and therapeutic interventions
Clinical-ethical implications and applications
How to run a placebo study : a closer look into complex experimental designs.