Variations in placebo response -- How does placebo differ from no treatment -- The treatment situation -- Expectation -- Conditioning and the placebo response -- Psychotherapy and placebo -- The ethics of placebo use in research / with Michaella Jamiel -- Using the placebo response.
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Summary
The role that the placebo effect plays in many treatments is clear: it not only plays a complimentary role in most treatments but it can sometimes be the only benefit of treatment. Brain imaging studies over the past decade have shown that placebo-treated patients undergo some of the same changes in brain activity as those treated with pharmacologically active substances. Yet this important component of healing is not yet harnessed in clinical settings. The Placebo Effect in Clinical Practice brings together what we know about the mechanisms behind the placebo response, as well as the procedur.
