Is there a place for placebo in management of psychogenic movement disorders?

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 208-210

  Lim, Erle Chuen Hian ^a   Ong, Benjamin K C ^a   Seet, Raymond C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Consent; Ethical; Placebo; Psychogenic blepharospasm

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; CLONAZEPAM; FM 106; MULTIVITAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLEPHAROSPASM; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROBIOLOGY; PARENTAL CONSENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FORGERY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; BLEPHAROSPASM; FEMALE; FRAUD; HUMANS; PLACEBO EFFECT; PLACEBOS;

EID: 34249665564     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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