🎉   Please check out our new website over at books-etc.com.

Seller
Your price
£58.54
RRP: £74.99
Save £16.45 (22%)
Printed on Demand
Dispatched within 14-21 working days.

Placebo Effects: The Meaning of Care in Medicine

The International Library of Bioethics

By (author) Pekka Louhiala
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, Cham, Switzerland
Published: 25th Mar 2020
Dimensions: w 156mm h 234mm d 10mm
Weight: 385g
ISBN-10: 303027327X
ISBN-13: 9783030273279
Barcode No: 9783030273279
Trade or Institutional customer? Contact us about large order quotes.
Synopsis
This book provides a perspective on the concepts placebo and placebo effects, which has been missing so far: a detailed analysis of the history of the terms, their current use, suggested alternatives and the implications of the conceptual confusion. Everybody knows something about placebos and placebo effects. If, however, people are asked to define the concepts, the spectrum becomes wide. Does 'placebo' refer to an inert treatment or does it cover all elements of the patient-physician-interaction except for pharmacological or other physiological mechanisms? Furthermore, if, by definition, a placebo has no effect, what sense does it make to talk about a 'placebo effect'? Even in scientific literature the concepts 'placebo' and 'placebo effect' are used in many senses and often in a confusing way. While this book discusses many issues which keep puzzling physicians, it also covers the historical developments of the concepts of placebo and placebo effect as well as the conceptual confusion in the definitions. This book is intended for physicians, philosophers, psychologists and any other people interested in placebos, placebo effects and the physician-patient relationship.

New & Used

Seller Information Condition Price
-New£58.54
+ FREE UK P & P

What Reviewers Are Saying

Be the first to review this item. Submit your review now