Harnessing the placebo effect

被引:6
作者
Brown, WA [1 ]
机构
[1] Brown Univ, Program Med, Providence, RI 02912 USA
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HOSPITAL PRACTICE | 1998年 / 33卷 / 07期
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D O I
10.3810/hp.1998.07.98
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Physicians have long recognized that therapeutic effects of pharmacologically inactive agents can be a complicating factor in medical research. Not only pills but also other features of the physician-patient encounter may recruit the healing response. Deliberate use of the placebo response may improve both patient satisfaction and treatment efficacy.
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