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Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis Oct 2016

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter

This is the Fall 2016 / Winter 2017 issue of the Integrative Health Studies Newsletter at CIIS.


Ciis Today, Spring 2016 Issue, Ciis Apr 2016

Ciis Today, Spring 2016 Issue, Ciis

CIIS Today

This volume is the Spring 2016 issue of CIIS Today, the Magazine of the California Institute of Integral Studies.


Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis Apr 2016

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter

This is the Spring 2016 issue of the Integrative Health Studies Newsletter at CIIS.


Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis Apr 2016

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter

This is the Spring 2016 issue of the Integrative Health Studies Newsletter at CIIS.


Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis Apr 2016

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter, Ciis

Integrative Health Studies Newsletter

This is the Spring 2016 issue of the Integrative Health Studies Newsletter at CIIS.


Considerations And Caveats For The Use Of Placebo Responses In Clinical Care: Minding The Matter Of Mechanisms–And Morality– In Medical Treatment, James Giordano Jan 2016

Considerations And Caveats For The Use Of Placebo Responses In Clinical Care: Minding The Matter Of Mechanisms–And Morality– In Medical Treatment, James Giordano

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

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Harnessing The Placebo Effect: A New Model For Mind-Body Healing Mechanisms, Gabriel Crane Jan 2016

Harnessing The Placebo Effect: A New Model For Mind-Body Healing Mechanisms, Gabriel Crane

International Journal of Transpersonal Studies

The placebo effect is a phenomenon that has confounded Western medicine and research for over sixty years. While the field has historically and continues to be rife with misconceptions and confusion, recent research aims to reignite the art of medicine by turning the effect's underlying mechanisms to therapeutic benefit. However, researchers may not have the appropriate theoretical framework to do so. While significant progress has been made in identifying a number of the placebo effect's underlying mechanisms, conceptual deficiencies hinder application of advances in the field. In part, this is because the placebo effect unearths a number of problematic philosophical …