Comments on: The Nocebo Effect: The Potentially Deadly Version of “It’s All in Your Head” http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/07/the-nocebo-effect-the-potentially-deadly-version-of-its-all-in-your-head/ A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:08:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alzheimer's Disease in the Blogosphere, 2/18/08 | Battling Alzheimer http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/07/the-nocebo-effect-the-potentially-deadly-version-of-its-all-in-your-head/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Alzheimer's Disease in the Blogosphere, 2/18/08 | Battling Alzheimer Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:55:53 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/07/the-nocebo-effect-the-potentially-deadly-version-of-its-all-in-your-head/#comment-440 [...] at Every Patient’s Advocate describes the nocebo effect. The placebo effect causes people to feel better because they’re [...] [...] at Every Patient’s Advocate describes the nocebo effect. The placebo effect causes people to feel better because they’re [...]

]]> By: Douglas Hall http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/07/the-nocebo-effect-the-potentially-deadly-version-of-its-all-in-your-head/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Douglas Hall Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:04:05 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/2008/02/07/the-nocebo-effect-the-potentially-deadly-version-of-its-all-in-your-head/#comment-393 "It's more important to know what sort of person has a disease, than what sort of disease a person has." -Hippocrates (460-377 BCE) Diagnostic tests are unable to find the cause of symptoms in at least half of all medical patients, most of whom are ill because of hidden stresses. Dr. David Clark has done pioneering work with over 7,000 of these patients, often sent to him as a last resort. This is done without the fraud of placebo. His recent book is, "They Can't Find Anything Wrong!" 7 Keys to Understanding, Treating and Healing Stress Illness. by David D Clark ISBN 978-1-59181-064-3 Sentient Publications - Boulder, CO “It’s more important to know what sort of person has a disease, than what sort of disease a person has.”
-Hippocrates (460-377 BCE)

Diagnostic tests are unable to find the cause of symptoms in at least half of all medical patients, most of whom are ill because of hidden stresses. Dr. David Clark has done pioneering work with over 7,000 of these patients, often sent to him as a last resort.

This is done without the fraud of placebo.

His recent book is, “They Can’t Find Anything Wrong!” 7 Keys to Understanding, Treating and Healing Stress Illness.

by David D Clark
ISBN 978-1-59181-064-3
Sentient Publications – Boulder, CO

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