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Ted Jack Kaptchuk

Professor of Medicine
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Ted J. Kaptchuk is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Harvard-wide Program in Placebo Studies and the Therapeutic Encounter (PiPS) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts.  He is also a professor of Global Health and Social Medicine.  

For more information, see his personal website.

Affiliation:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Address: 
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

As a leading figure in placebo studies, a scholar of East Asian medicine, and an academic authority on medical pluralism, Professor Kaptchuk's career has spanned multiple disciplines, drawing upon concepts, research designs and analytical methods from the humanities and basic and clinical and social sciences.

Stress Management and Relaxation Techniques use among underserved inpatients in an inner city hospital.
Authors: Authors: Gardiner P, Sadikova E, Filippelli AC, Mitchell S, White LF, Saper R, Kaptchuk TJ, Jack BW, Fredman L.
Complement Ther Med
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Distinct neural representations of placebo and nocebo effects.
Authors: Authors: Freeman S, Yu R, Egorova N, Chen X, Kirsch I, Claggett B, Kaptchuk TJ, Gollub RL, Kong J.
Neuroimage
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Genetics and the placebo effect: the placebome.
Authors: Authors: Hall KT, Loscalzo J, Kaptchuk TJ.
Trends Mol Med
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Placebo effects in infants, toddlers, and parents.
Authors: Authors: Kossowsky J, Kaptchuk TJ.
JAMA Pediatr
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Conscientiousness is modified by genetic variation in catechol-O-methyltransferase to reduce symptom complaints in IBS patients.
Authors: Authors: Hall KT, Tolkin BR, Chinn GM, Kirsch I, Kelley JM, Lembo AJ, Kaptchuk TJ, Kokkotou E, Davis RB, Conboy LA.
Brain Behav
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Structural integration as an adjunct to outpatient rehabilitation for chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized pilot clinical trial.
Authors: Authors: Jacobson EE, Meleger AL, Bonato P, Wayne PM, Langevin HM, Kaptchuk TJ, Davis RB.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
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Placebo Responses in Genetically Determined Intellectual Disability: A Meta-Analysis.
Authors: Authors: Curie A, Yang K, Kirsch I, Gollub RL, des Portes V, Kaptchuk TJ, Jensen KB.
PLoS One
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Patient-Provider Interactions Affect Symptoms in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Pilot Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Authors: Authors: Dossett ML, Mu L, Davis RB, Bell IR, Lembo AJ, Kaptchuk TJ, Yeh GY.
PLoS One
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Can acupuncture treatment be double-blinded? An evaluation of double-blind acupuncture treatment of postoperative pain.
Authors: Authors: Vase L, Baram S, Takakura N, Takayama M, Yajima H, Kawase A, Schuster L, Kaptchuk TJ, Schou S, Jensen TS, Zachariae R, Svensson P.
PLoS One
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Evoked itch perception is associated with changes in functional brain connectivity.
Authors: Authors: Desbordes G, Li A, Loggia ML, Kim J, Schalock PC, Lerner E, Tran TN, Ring J, Rosen BR, Kaptchuk TJ, Pfab F, Napadow V.
Neuroimage Clin
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