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1996

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Ccnp Position Paper On The Use Of Placebos In Psychiatry, William Friend, Charles Weijer Oct 1996

Ccnp Position Paper On The Use Of Placebos In Psychiatry, William Friend, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

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Evolving Ethical Issues In Selection Of Subjects For Clinical Research, Charles Weijer May 1996

Evolving Ethical Issues In Selection Of Subjects For Clinical Research, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

Wittgenstein, in his famous critique of philosophy, noted that the influence of an idea can be such that it alters the way that we see the world. “It is like a pair of glasses on our nose through which we see whatever we look at,” he said. “It never occurs to us to take them off.” This view of the power of an idea suggests that the interpretation of an event, and what response this event calls for, can depend upon the view one has of the world. A person who is naive about medical facts may, for example, interpret …

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Placebo Orthodoxy In Clinical Research I: Empirical And Methodological Myths, Benjamin Freedman, Charles Weijer, Kathleen Glass Dec 1995

Placebo Orthodoxy In Clinical Research I: Empirical And Methodological Myths, Benjamin Freedman, Charles Weijer, Kathleen Glass

Charles Weijer

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Placebo Orthodoxy In Clinical Research Ii: Ethical, Legal, And Regulatory Myths, Benjamin Freedman, Kathleen Glass, Charles Weijer Dec 1995

Placebo Orthodoxy In Clinical Research Ii: Ethical, Legal, And Regulatory Myths, Benjamin Freedman, Kathleen Glass, Charles Weijer

Charles Weijer

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