Wayne B Jonas
Biographic Data
| ID | 5534771 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wayne B Jonas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wayne B |
| FAMILY NAME | Jonas |
| SIGNATURE | JONAS W B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Samueli Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8498-3849 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Integrated Framework for Achieving National Health Goals
The Biden administration has called on Congress to address 4 bipartisan health aims for a national unity agenda: reducing the opioid epidemic, improving mental health, advancing care for veterans, and reducing the death rate from cancer. 1 Missing, however, is a clear overarching mechanism for achieving these aims-a singular framework designed to address the rapidly evolving health care needs of the US public and targeting the underlying determin…
The Myth of the Placebo Response
The placebo response is a myth. It does not exist in reality, and continuing to name it is hindering the optimal application of science to healing in medicine. On the surface, it is obvious that, when defined as a biological response to an inert pill (like a sugar pill), the idea of a "response" to a placebo is impossible. Inert treatments by definition do not produce responses. So why do we continue to ponder why people get better from taking in…
Measuring nonspecific factors in treatment: Item banks that assess the healthcare experience and attitudes from the patient’s perspective
Randomized Effectiveness Trial of a Brief Course of Acupuncture for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
BACKGROUND: Initial posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care is often delayed and many with PTSD go untreated. Acupuncture appears to be a safe, potentially nonstigmatizing treatment that reduces symptoms of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain, but little is known about its effect on PTSD. METHODS: Fifty-five service members meeting research diagnostic criteria for PTSD were randomized to usual PTSD care (UPC) plus eight 60-minute sessions of …
CAM in the United States Military: Too Little of a Good Thing
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) covers a heterogeneous spectrum of ancient to new-age approaches that purport to prevent or treat disease. By definition, CAM practices are not part of conventional western-style medicine because there is a perception of insufficient proof that they are safe and effective or because they are not taught in conventional medical and nursing schools. Complementary interventions are typically used together …
Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality
"Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality presents a variety of perspectives by leading thinkers on contemporary research into the brain, the mind and the spirit. This volumes aims at combining knowledge from neuroscience with approaches from the experiential perspective of the first person singular in order to arrive at an integrated understanding of consciousness. Individual chapters discuss new areas of research, such as near death studies…
Deconstructing the Placebo Effect and Finding the Meaning Response
We provide a new perspective with which to understand what for a half century has been known as the "placebo effect." We argue that, as currently used, the concept includes much that has nothing to do with placebos, confusing the most interesting and important aspects of the phenomenon. We propose a new way to understand those aspects of medical care, plus a broad range of additional human experiences, by focusing on the idea of "meaning," to whi…
Policy, the Public, and Priorities in Alternative Medicine Research
The political and social dynamics around unconventional or complementary and alternative medical practices has shifted from marginalization to a struggle for control of definitions and priorities. These practices have arisen because of public rather than professional or scientific interest. Conventional medicine has made significant gains in health care for acute disease, translating basic science into diagnostic and therapeutic value, and improv…
Quantitative Methods in Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Methodological Manifesto
OBJECTIVES: This article summarizes the deliberations of the Quantitative Methods Working Group convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine. METHODS: The working group was charged with identifying methods of study design and data analysis that can be applied to empirical research on complementary and alternative medicine. This charge was broad and inclusive and addressed the evaluation …
Policy, the Public, and Priorities in Alternative Medicine Research
The political and social dynamics around unconventional or complementary and alternative medical practices has shifted from marginalization to a struggle for control of definitions and priorities. These practices have arisen because of public rather than professional or scientific interest. Conventional medicine has made significant gains in health care for acute disease, translating basic science into diagnostic and therapeutic value, and improv…
Quantitative Methods in Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Methodological Manifesto
OBJECTIVES: This article summarizes the deliberations of the Quantitative Methods Working Group convened by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in support of the NIH Office of Alternative Medicine. METHODS: The working group was charged with identifying methods of study design and data analysis that can be applied to empirical research on complementary and alternative medicine. This charge was broad and inclusive and addressed the evaluation …
Deconstructing the Placebo Effect and Finding the Meaning Response
We provide a new perspective with which to understand what for a half century has been known as the "placebo effect." We argue that, as currently used, the concept includes much that has nothing to do with placebos, confusing the most interesting and important aspects of the phenomenon. We propose a new way to understand those aspects of medical care, plus a broad range of additional human experiences, by focusing on the idea of "meaning," to whi…
Policy, the Public, and Priorities in Alternative Medicine Research
The political and social dynamics around unconventional or complementary and alternative medical practices has shifted from marginalization to a struggle for control of definitions and priorities. These practices have arisen because of public rather than professional or scientific interest. Conventional medicine has made significant gains in health care for acute disease, translating basic science into diagnostic and therapeutic value, and improv…
Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality
"Neuroscience, Consciousness and Spirituality presents a variety of perspectives by leading thinkers on contemporary research into the brain, the mind and the spirit. This volumes aims at combining knowledge from neuroscience with approaches from the experiential perspective of the first person singular in order to arrive at an integrated understanding of consciousness. Individual chapters discuss new areas of research, such as near death studies…
Randomized Effectiveness Trial of a Brief Course of Acupuncture for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
BACKGROUND: Initial posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) care is often delayed and many with PTSD go untreated. Acupuncture appears to be a safe, potentially nonstigmatizing treatment that reduces symptoms of anxiety, depression, and chronic pain, but little is known about its effect on PTSD. METHODS: Fifty-five service members meeting research diagnostic criteria for PTSD were randomized to usual PTSD care (UPC) plus eight 60-minute sessions of …
CAM in the United States Military: Too Little of a Good Thing
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) covers a heterogeneous spectrum of ancient to new-age approaches that purport to prevent or treat disease. By definition, CAM practices are not part of conventional western-style medicine because there is a perception of insufficient proof that they are safe and effective or because they are not taught in conventional medical and nursing schools. Complementary interventions are typically used together …
Measuring nonspecific factors in treatment: Item banks that assess the healthcare experience and attitudes from the patient’s perspective
The Myth of the Placebo Response
The placebo response is a myth. It does not exist in reality, and continuing to name it is hindering the optimal application of science to healing in medicine. On the surface, it is obvious that, when defined as a biological response to an inert pill (like a sugar pill), the idea of a "response" to a placebo is impossible. Inert treatments by definition do not produce responses. So why do we continue to ponder why people get better from taking in…
An Integrated Framework for Achieving National Health Goals
The Biden administration has called on Congress to address 4 bipartisan health aims for a national unity agenda: reducing the opioid epidemic, improving mental health, advancing care for veterans, and reducing the death rate from cancer. 1 Missing, however, is a clear overarching mechanism for achieving these aims-a singular framework designed to address the rapidly evolving health care needs of the US public and targeting the underlying determin…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Alternative medicine (4 works) · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (4 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Pain Management and Placebo Effect (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works)