Benedetti, Fabrizio,

Placebo effects : understanding the mechanisms in health and disease / Fabrizio Benedetti. - xix, 295 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

0199559120 9780199559121

2008032621


Placebos (Medicine)
Placebos--therapeutic use
Placebo Effect
Suggestion
Treatment Outcome

RM331 / .B46 2009

615.5