[The nameless pill. The effects and side-effects of the therapeutic use of placebo preparations].
Information is provided on the frequency of therapeutic use of placebos and on the quality and quantity of the effects observed after placebo treatment. The possible causes of these effects and theoretical explanatory models are also discussed. The ethical aspects of the clinical use of placebos are considered and more scientific investigation to enhance unspecific effects of all pharmacotherapy is called for.
D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010919:Placebos / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011379:Prognosis; D012106:Research
D010919:Placebos
Die namenlose Pille. Uber Wirkungen und Nebenwirkungen im therapeutischen Umgang mit Placebo-Präparaten.