HSCI 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nocebo, Ayurveda
16 Jun 2016
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Read: http://nccih. nih. gov/research/results/spotlight/071511. htm (links to an external site. ) http://nccih. nih. gov/research/results/spotlight/091012 (links to an external site. ) Also read about homeopathy, naturopathy, traditional chinese medicine and ayurvedic. It"s common that patients demand for some sort of medication/solution even when there is none in the first place. Video done by ted kaptchuk, guru of placebos. Placebo: simulation of therapy, can relieve several types of complaints (i. e. headaches, stomach pains); changing how we perceive ourselves and complaints. Placebo effect: way of describing, quantifying and understanding everything that surrounds those pills, the interaction between the patient and the provider; its in the environment in which the placebo is given positive effect. Empathy, emotional support, and interaction that goes on between patient and provider that is critical in giving health care clinical interaction can influence how patient feels. Nocebo effect: negative consequences of taking a placebo (i. e. a sugar pill)
