Reviewing the history of the placebo effect and the evidence of its benefits to health, this book looks at the planned use of placebos in blind clinical trials ... » 

Reviewing the history of the placebo effect and the evidence of its benefits to health, this book looks at the planned use of placebos in blind clinical trials and the unplanned placebo effects. It shows that patients need the best that science has to offer, combined with kind and compassionate caregiving by doctors, for an effective treatment. «