A contribution to a history of the placebo effect

2007/01/17 by Arthur K. Shapiro · 1 citation
Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Alternative medicine #Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling #Empathy and Medical Education #Medicine #Pain Management and Placebo Effect #Pathology #Placebo #Psychology

paper · doi:10.1002/bs.3830050202

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Abstract

A crystallized tear From the eye of a deer— Bitten by a snake— Made people well. So who can foretell What cures placebos make?.

Citations

• THE DOCTOR HIMSELF AS A THERAPEUTIC AGENT
• A study of the placebo response
• The Doctor, His Patient, and the Illness

Cited by

• Semantics of the placebo
• The placebo concept
• Nocebo [wikipedia]