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Commentaries on the placebo concept in psychotherapy

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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Weight: 63 KB
Volume: 63
Category: Article
ISSN: 0021-9762
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20348

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Abstract

This editorial note introduces the next five commentaries on the placebo effect in psychotherapy. These commentaries follow the July, 2005 publication of a special series of articles in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, entitled “The Placebo Concept in Psychotherapy.” © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 63: 371–372, 2007.

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