Placebo: Mind Over Matter in Modern Medicine

by Dylan Evans

Book Overview

Can we really cure ourselves of disease by the power of thought alone? Faith healers and alternative therapists are convinced that we can, but what does science say?

Contrary to public perception, orthodox medical opinion is remarkably confident about the healing powers of the mind. For the past fifty years, doctors have been taught that placebos such as sugar pills and water injections can relieve virtually any kind of medical condition. Yet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195220544
• ISBN13: 9780195220544
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"