The ethics of placebo treatments in clinical practice: a reply to Glackin

In ‘Placebo treatments, informed consent, and “the grip of a false picture”’ Shane Nicholas Glackin argues that if a physician offers a patient an inert placebo with the following disclosure, this is compatible with informed consent and is not deceptive: ‘I would like to offer you a pill which I bel...

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Authors: Barnhill, Anne (Author) ; Miller, Gabriele 1923-2010 (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: BMJ Publ. 2015
In: Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 41, Issue: 8, Pages: 673-676
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