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Author:   R. Barker Bausell Ph.D.
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.544kg
ISBN:  

9780195313680

ISBN 10:   0195313682
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   15 November 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: 1: The Rise of Complementary and Alternative Therapies 2: A Brief History of Placebos 3: Natural Impediments to Making Valid Inferences 4: Impediments That Prevent our Physicians and Therapists From Making Valid Inferences 5: Impediments that Prevent Poorly Trained Scientists from Making Valid Inferences 6: Why Randomized Placebo Control Groups Are Necessary in CAM Research 7: Judging the Credibility and Plausibility of Scientific Evidence 8: Some Personal Research 9: How We Know that the Placebo Effect Exists 10: A Bio-Chemical Explanation for the Placebo Effect 11: Do CAM Therapies Work Or Are They Placebo Effects? Evidence From High Quality Randomized Placebo Controlled Trials 12: Do CAM Therapies Work Or Are They Placebo Effects? Evidence From High Quality Systematic Reviews 13: How CAM Therapies Are Hypothesized to Work 14: Tying Up a Few Loose Ends Notes: Index:

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'Inside' Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), we see embarrassingly little critical evaluation. Barker Bausell most certainly comes from the 'inside' and he is definitely critical about CAM; this makes his book unusual, ground-breaking and, I think, important...his book is highly informative, easy to read and full of entertaining wit and humour...aimed at the consumer...but too good a book to be read by the lay audience only. I warmly recommend it to healthcare professionals who work in CAM or have an interest in this area. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Author Information

R. Barker Bausell, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore, was Research Director of a National Institutes of Health-funded Complementary and Alternative Medicine Specialized Research Center where he was in charge of conducting and analyzing randomized clinical trials involving acupuncture's effectiveness for pain relief. He has also served as a consultant to Prevention and Discover magazines.

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