title: [Considerations on the concept of suggestion in relation to pharmacology].
abstract: After some brief considerations on the history of the concept of suggestion, the authors evaluate the importance of this concept in the doctor-patient relationship in which the pharmacological variable is present. They report their personal experience through a case report and hope for an integrated approach in which the drug could be seen as a biological and relational agent.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Psichiatriche e Medicina Psicologica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tatarelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Girardi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Proietti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D013404:Suggestion
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents