Volume Six

June 23, 2003

Target article
Open Versus Hidden Medical Treatments: The Patient's Knowledge About a Therapy Affects the Therapy Outcome
by Fabrizio Benedetti, Giuliano Maggi, and Leonardo Lopiano

with 7 commentaries
Psychosocial Factors and the Therapeutic Response to Drugs
by Robert Ader

Studying the Context in Which Treatments Are Delivered: Observations on "Open Versus Hidden Medical Treatments"
by Richard R. Bootzin

Expecting That a Treatment Will Be Given When It Won’t, and Knowing That a Treatment Is Being Given When It Is
by John F. Kihlstrom

Hidden Administration as Ethical Alternatives to the Balanced Placebo Design
by Irving Kirsch

The Importance of Nonspecific Factors in Pain Management: Lessons Learned From Open Versus Hidden Medical Treatments
by Deirdre E. Logan

"Placebo" Versus "Meaning": The Case for a Change in Our Use of Language
by Daniel E. Moerman

A Biopsychosocial Perspective on the Placebo Effect: Comment on Benedetti et al. (2003)
by Randy S. Roth

and a response
Response to the Commentaries by Ader, Bootzin, Kihlstrom, Kirsch, Logan, Moerman, and Roth on Benedetti et al. (2003)
by Fabrizio Benedetti, Giuliano Maggi, and Leonardo Lopiano

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