Placebo Effects
The Meaning of Care in Medicine by Pekka Louhiala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21598565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rebecca J Macy (0000-0003-4212-9753, MCPHS University, corresponding author), Rebecca Macy |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 602-605 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0963-1801 • E-ISSN: 1469-2147 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s096318012200069x |
| PMID | 36621772 |
| OpenAlex | W4313825868 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Pekka Louhiala crosses disciplines and decades to present a remarkably detailed review of the existing literature on placebos, placebo effects, and related concepts. The problem at hand—and Louhiala does aptly frame it as a problem—is a striking lack of consensus among researchers, scholars, and clinicians regarding virtually all aspects of the placebo topic. In capturing the complexity of this problem, Louhiala expertly compiles an extensive catalog of placebo literature that effectively gives the reader both a map of the territory and a legend to decipher it. He does not, however, give us clear directions to find our way out of the conceptual maze. The focus is often more on the problems than their solutions, which is simultaneously the most notable weakness and the greatest strength of the book
Alternative medicine · Art history · Bioinformatics · DECIPHER · Epistemology · Legend · Pathology · Placebo · Sociology · Computer Science · Empathy and Medical Education · History · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Pain Management and Placebo Effect · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |