附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-168) and index.
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction: "Pickle ash" and "high blood"; Part I The meaning response; Part II Applications, challenges, and opportunities; Part III Meaning and human biology; References; Index.
摘要:Traditionally, the effectiveness of medical treatments is attributed to specific elements, such as drugs, but many things in medicine cannot be accounted for in this way. For example, inert drugs (placebos) often have dramatic effects on people. Daniel Moerman guides the reader expertly through a very complex body of literature.