The placebo effect: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 484-488

  Tavel, Morton E ^a,b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Vincent Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain body connection; Placebo effect; Psychogenic illnesses; Psychosomatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ACUPUNCTURE; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HUMAN; NOCEBO EFFECT; PAIN; PATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATICS; REVIEW; SHAM PROCEDURE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

BRAIN-BODY CONNECTION; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOGENIC ILLNESSES; PSYCHOSOMATIC SYMPTOMS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAUSALITY; HUMANS; NOCEBO EFFECT; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84901411627     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2014.02.002     Document Type: Review

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