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Placebo effects.
"One of the most widespread words in medicine is placebo and placebo effect, although it is not always clear what it means exactly. Recent progress in biomedical research has allowed a better clarification of the placebo effect. We know that this is an active psychobiological phenomenon which t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford University Press.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- PART 1 GENERAL CONCEPTS AND MECHANISMS
- 1 The traditional concept of placebo 1.1 The origin of the placebo concept and methodology 1.2 The placebo in clinical trials and medical practice 1.3 Points for further discussion
- 2 A modern view of placebo and placebo-related effects 2.1 What they are not 2.2 What they are 2.3 How they work 2.4 Why they occur 2.5 Points for further discussion
- 3 Placing placebo effects within the context of the doctor-patient relationship 3.1 A closer look into the doctor-patient relationship 3.2 Feeling sick 3.3 Seeking relief 3.4 Meeting the therapist 3.5 Receiving the therapy 3.6 Points for further discussion
- PART 2 DISEASE-BASED CLASSIFICATION OF PLACEBO EFFECTS--MOST-STUDIED CONDITIONS
- 4 Pain 4.1 Placebo analgesia 4.2 Nocebo hyperalgesia 4.3 Points for further discussion
- 5 Diseases of the nervous system 5.1 Parkinson's disease 5.2 Deep-brain stimulation and emotional processing 5.3 Migraine 5.4 Sleep 5.5 Neurological disorders with few or no available data 5.6 Points for further discussion
- 6 Mental and behavioral disorders 6.1 Depression 6.2 Anxiety 6.3 Dementia 6.4 Addiction 6.5 Psychotherapy 6.6 Premenstrual dysphoric disorder 6.7 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 6.8 Mental disorders with no available data 6.9 Points for further discussion
- 7 Immune and endocrine systems 7.1 Immunity and hormone secretion are subject to psychosocial influences 7.2 The immune system 7.3 The endocrine system 7.4 Points for further discussion
- PART 3 DISEASE-BASED CLASSIFICATION OF PLACEBO EFFECTS--LESS-STUDIED CONDITIONS
- 8 Cardiovascular and respiratory systems 8.1 The cardiovascular system 8.2 The respiratory system 8.3 Points for further discussion
- 9 Gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders 9.1 Gastrointestinal disorders 9.2 Genitourinary disorders 9.3 Points for further discussion
- 10 Special medical conditions and therapeutic interventions 10.1 Oncology 10.2 Surgery 10.3 Physical therapies 10.4 Complementary and alternative therapies 10.5 Doctor-patient interaction 10.6 Other conditions with no available data 10.7 Points for further discussion
- PART 4 CLINICAL, ETHICAL, AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- 11 Clinical-ethical implications and applications 11.1 Assessing the effectiveness of new therapies 11.2 Harnessing placebo and placebo-related effects in the clinic 11.3 Points for further discussion
- 12 How to run a placebo study: a closer look into complex experimental designs 12.1 What are we looking for? 12.2 Many arms are better than two 12.3 Investigating sequence effects and learning 12.4 Comparing expected versus unexpected therapies 12.5 Points for further discussion
- PART 5 BEYOND THE HEALING CONTEXT
- 13 Physical and cognitive performance 13.1 Physical performance 13.2 Cognitive performance 13.3 Points for further discussion 14 Halo effects 14.1 What they are 14.2 Points for further discussion.