Shadow Medicine: The Placebo in Conventional and Alternative Therapies
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (729 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231169043 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Haller Jr. is emeritus professor of history and medical humanities at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. John S. His most recent books include The History of American Homeopathy: From Rational Medicine to Holistic Health Care; Swedenborg, Mesmer, and the Mind-Body Complex: The Roots of Comp
Haller's book tours key topics in the standoff between EBM and CAM: how and why the double blinded, randomized clinical trial (RCT) came to be considered the gold standard in modern medicine; the challenge of postmodern medicine as it counters the positivism of evidence-based medicine; and the politics of modern CAM and the rise of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Haller elucidates recent research on the placebo effect and shows how a new engagement between EBM and CAM might lead to a more productive medical practice that includes both the objectivity of evidence-based medicine and the subjective truth of the physician-patient relationship. Can Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and Complementary and A
shows why the former is unable to deal adequately with the placebo effect and the latter cannot judge the efficacy of its individualistic interventions. (Publishers Weekly)A great read Brilliantly presented (ZME Science) . (Pascal James Imperato, MD, MACP, SUNY Downstate Medical Center)This provocative book is aimed at challenging the research community, and the questions it raises are important for patients and doctors alike. This book is an important contribution to an understanding of the contemporary health scene and merits a wide audience. (Gerry Grob, Rutgers University)Shadow Medicine is authored by a master historian of medicine and represents an exciting voyage through the complex worlds of evidence-based medicine and complementary and alternative therapies. Shadow Medicine explores the foundations of both reductionist biomedicine and complementary and alternative medicine. T
"Scholarly even-handed treatment of allopathic vs complementary medical views and methods" according to A reader. Nicely prepared discussion by a retired scholar very well qualified for this topic. Formerly a medical historian at Southern Illinois University, he is very well acquainted with both conventional medical thought and the New Thought mindset. It would be hard to find a more educated and