TY - JOUR
T1 - Control theory and multiple placebo effects
AU - Jensen, M. P.
AU - Karoly, Paul
PY - 1985
Y1 - 1985
N2 - The importance of the placebo in medicine is well documented, yet our understanding of placebo effects remains limited. One obstacle to a greater understanding is the fact that the phrase 'placebo effect' has been used to refer to a number of qualitatively distinct behavioral events. Thus, different theories have been promulgated, each one tending to explain a selective portion of the placebo phenomenon. To help clarify matters, three kinds of placebo effects are described, and theories that have been used to explain them are reviewed. Limitations of these theories are then discussed, and a general model of placebo effects, based on a control theory perspective, is presented. Some implications and limitations of this model are outlined.
AB - The importance of the placebo in medicine is well documented, yet our understanding of placebo effects remains limited. One obstacle to a greater understanding is the fact that the phrase 'placebo effect' has been used to refer to a number of qualitatively distinct behavioral events. Thus, different theories have been promulgated, each one tending to explain a selective portion of the placebo phenomenon. To help clarify matters, three kinds of placebo effects are described, and theories that have been used to explain them are reviewed. Limitations of these theories are then discussed, and a general model of placebo effects, based on a control theory perspective, is presented. Some implications and limitations of this model are outlined.
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U2 - 10.2190/cjjf-65m6-xllp-e4pc
DO - 10.2190/cjjf-65m6-xllp-e4pc
M3 - Article
C2 - 4055251
AN - SCOPUS:0021948151
SN - 0091-2174
VL - 15
SP - 137
EP - 147
JO - International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
JF - International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
IS - 2
ER -