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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.

Characteristics of licensed acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and naturopathic physicians.
Authors: Authors: Cherkin DC, Deyo RA, Sherman KJ, Hart LG, Street JH, Hrbek A, Cramer E, Milliman B, Booker J, Mootz R, Barassi J, Kahn JR, Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM.
J Am Board Fam Pract
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Characteristics of visits to licensed acupuncturists, chiropractors, massage therapists, and naturopathic physicians.
Authors: Authors: Cherkin DC, Deyo RA, Sherman KJ, Hart LG, Street JH, Hrbek A, Davis RB, Cramer E, Milliman B, Booker J, Mootz R, Barassi J, Kahn JR, Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM.
J Am Board Fam Pract
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Is the placebo powerless?
Authors: Authors: Kaptchuk TJ.
N Engl J Med
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Perceptions about complementary therapies relative to conventional therapies among adults who use both: results from a national survey.
Authors: Authors: Eisenberg DM, Kessler RC, Van Rompay MI, Kaptchuk TJ, Wilkey SA, Appel S, Davis RB.
Ann Intern Med
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Long-term trends in the use of complementary and alternative medical therapies in the United States.
Authors: Authors: Kessler RC, Davis RB, Foster DF, Van Rompay MI, Walters EE, Wilkey SA, Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM.
Ann Intern Med
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Varieties of healing. 2: a taxonomy of unconventional healing practices.
Authors: Authors: Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM.
Ann Intern Med
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Varieties of healing. 1: medical pluralism in the United States.
Authors: Authors: Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM.
Ann Intern Med
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Complementary and alternative medicine--an Annals series.
Authors: Authors: Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ, Laine C, Davidoff F.
Ann Intern Med
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The double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial: gold standard or golden calf?
Authors: Authors: Kaptchuk TJ.
J Clin Epidemiol
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Randomized trial comparing traditional Chinese medical acupuncture, therapeutic massage, and self-care education for chronic low back pain.
Authors: Authors: Cherkin DC, Eisenberg D, Sherman KJ, Barlow W, Kaptchuk TJ, Street J, Deyo RA.
Arch Intern Med
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