Placebo Effects by Benedetti, Fabrizio;

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Edition number 3
Publisher OUP Oxford
Date of Publication 10 December 2020

ISBN 9780198843177
Binding Paperback
No. of pages576 pages
Size 252x176x31 mm
Weight 1226 g
Language English

Short description:

Placebo Effects (3e) is a significantly updated and expanded new edition of a highly successful and critically acclaimed textbook on placebos. It is the first book to emphasize that there are many placebo effects and reviews them critically in different medical conditions.

Long description:

Two of the most widely used terms in medicine are 'placebo' and placebo effect, even though it is not always clear what exactly they mean. Recent progress in biomedical research has allowed a better clarification of the placebo effect. We now know that this is an active psychobiological phenomenon which takes place in the patient's brain and that is capable of influencing both the course of a disease and the response to a therapy.

Placebo Effects (3e) is a significantly updated and expanded new edition of a highly successful and critically acclaimed textbook on placebos. It is the first book to emphasize that there are many placebo effects and reviews them critically in different medical conditions, such as neurological and psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, immune and hormonal responses, as well as oncology, surgery, sports medicine and acupuncture. In addition, it looks at the psychosocial context, which is considered crucial to the placebo effect. For example what the doctor says to the patient, as well as their attitude, can greatly influence the placebo effect.

Exhaustive in its coverage, and written by a world authority in the field, this is the definitive reference textbook on the placebo effect - one that is essential for researchers and clinicians across a wide range of medical specialities.

Review from previous edition Benedetti is highly analytical in his approach and, at the same time, has the ability to explain complex matters so that they are easily understood. This book should be a must for all who struggle to make sense out of the intriguing phenomenon we call placebo.

The patient's brain: setting the stage for understanding placebo effects
A brief evolutionary account of medical care
Emergence and development of scientific medicine
Feeling sick: A combination of bottom-up and top-down events
Seeking relief: The activation of motivational and reward circuits
Meeting the therapist: A look into trust, hope, empathy and compassion mechanisms
The brain of the demented patient
Placebo effects: General concepts and mechanisms
The traditional concept of placebo
A modern view of placebo and placebo-related effects
Placing placebo effects within the context of the doctor-patient relationship as a defence mechanism
Disease-based classification of placebo effects - Most studied conditions
Pain
Diseases of the nervous system
Mental and behavioural disorders
Immune and endocrine systems
Disease-based classification of placebo effects - Less studied conditions
Cardiovascular and respiratory system
Gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders
Special medical conditions and therapeutic interventions
Clinical, ethical and methodological considerations
Clinical-ethical implications and applications
How to run a placebo study: A closer look into complex experimental designs
Beyond the healing context
Beyond the healing context
Everyday life