CURE Quote
Goldstein stressed the placebo effect as a means of conceptualizing “spontaneous remission,” as a prognostic device for predicting therapy outcome, and, very importantly, as an indicator of the quality of the therapist-patient relationship. It is also responsible for the “transference cure.” In light of all these comments, is there a way in which we can be assured that psychotherapeutic intervention is more than merely placebogenic?
— Michael Jospe, The Placebo Effect in Healing, 1978-
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The Searching for A Cure Myth
“We might wish to believe that when a medical condition judged to be incurable or a disability is subsequently cured, the curative action has changed it to a curable condition, and the cure is documented. However, most such cases are … Continue reading
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History: of a Theory of Cure
Today, there is no recognized theory of cure, so we have no history of any theory of cure. There is no medical nor scientific definition of cured for all diseases. As I became aware of this, in mid-2016, I embarked … Continue reading
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Where are the COVID Cured Patients?
According to the statistical 7 day average for last week – ending March 12th, almost 370,000 new cases of COVID were diagnosed and about 8500 people died every day. How many people were cured? There are no statistics of CURED … Continue reading
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Book: A Theory of Cure
No current medical text defines a scientific, medical, or philosophical theory of cure. I have just published the book, A Theory of Cure on Amazon in print and Kindle format. The theory covers the three fundamental or elementary types of … Continue reading
The True Cause of Placebo Effects
Placebo effects are real, by definition. Placebo effects are improvements in the condition of a patient ranging from very weak effects that make the patient feel better, to cures. What is their cause? Is it the mind of the patient? … Continue reading
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