There is a rather wide range of meanings for placebo and placebo effect, and some of the
controversy has arisen when the proponents of various positions have ignored each other …

Doctor-patient interaction has gained increasing attention among sociologists and linguists
during the last few decades. The problem with the studies performed so far, however, has …

Engel's biopsychosocial model, Cassell's promotion of the concept “person” in medical
thinking and Pellegrino's and Thomasma's philosophy of medicine are attempts to widen …

Placebos are allegedly used widely in general practice. Surveys reporting high level usage,
however, have combined two categories,'pure'and 'impure'placebos. The wide use of …

This revised and updated edition addresses changes within the NHS and European
legislation that impact on teaching and learning in healthcare. It draws on working practice …

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) dealt in many of his short stories and plays with various
phenomena as encountered in everyday medical practice in late 19th century Russia. In A …

Abstract The terms 'alternative medicine','complementary medicine'and 'integrative
medicine'are of recent origin. According to Medline and PubMed,'alternative medicine'first …

Confusion around the concept placebo and its derivatives is widespread, and the aim of this
chapter is to elaborate the nature of these concepts in medicine. The historical development …

Howick et al. have reported the findings of a survey that addressed the use of placebos
among primary care practitioners in the United Kingdom. They adopted methodology similar …

Switzerland has recently adopted anthroposophic medicine into its health insurance system.
This decision was partly based on the 2006 Health Technology Assessment Report on …