title: The placebo effect and holistic interventions.
abstract: The growing use of holistic interventions in the form of complementary and alternative therapies has renewed interest in the placebo effect. A brief history of thought on the placebo effect as a nonspecific, bona fide effect and the result of meaning making were explored. Case situations illustrate the interplay among holistic interventions, the placebo effect, and healing.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Gloria.Donnelly@drexel.edu
authors.forename: Gloria F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Donnelly
mesh_terms: D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015990:Placebo Effect; D010919:Placebos / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013810:Therapeutic Equivalency
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos