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Understanding the Placebo Effect in Complementary Medicine David Peters (Clinical Director, School of Intergrated Health, University of Westminster, London Director, Complementary Therapies Unit and Osteopath, Marylebone Health Centre, London, UK)

Understanding the Placebo Effect in Complementary Medicine By David Peters (Clinical Director, School of Intergrated Health, University of Westminster, London Director, Complementary Therapies Unit and Osteopath, Marylebone Health Centre, London, UK)

Summary

The placebo elicits more passionate debate and personal belief than other aspects of medicine. There are no concrete answers but many observations and powerful effects occur daily in healthcare which need to be examined. This book aims to inform what is the placebo really. It tackles issues of the placebo effect in complementary medicine.

Understanding the Placebo Effect in Complementary Medicine Summary

Understanding the Placebo Effect in Complementary Medicine: Theory, Practice and Research by David Peters (Clinical Director, School of Intergrated Health, University of Westminster, London Director, Complementary Therapies Unit and Osteopath, Marylebone Health Centre, London, UK)

200 pagesA clear and engaging exploration of a highly topical subject A clinicians route map through the visible territory and the known research in this areaA fair and even analysis of the possibilities and implications of the topic in clinical practice

Table of Contents

Part One: Theory. Medical Anthropology Perspectives. The Mind/Brain/Body Connection. The Clinical Impact of Placebo Responses -- A Review. Part Two: Clinical Implications. Can We Optimise Non-Specific Effects? Transference Cures, Post-Modernism, Potencies and Placebos. Transforming the Impossible Patient? Mind, Models and Methods, Therapeutic Touch and the Placebo Response. Complementary Medicine Effectiveness Beyond the Placebo Response. Part Three: Models for Research. Unpicking the Tapestry, Research Into the Placebo Response. Placebo Response and the Participative World View

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Understanding the Placebo Effect in Complementary Medicine: Theory, Practice and Research by David Peters (Clinical Director, School of Intergrated Health, University of Westminster, London Director, Complementary Therapies Unit and Osteopath, Marylebone Health Centre, London, UK)
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