[Considerations on the concept of suggestion in relation to pharmacology]

Minerva Psichiatr. 1993 Jun;34(2):111-6.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

After some brief considerations on the history of the concept of suggestion, the authors evaluate the importance of this concept in the doctor-patient relationship in which the pharmacological variable is present. They report their personal experience through a case report and hope for an integrated approach in which the drug could be seen as a biological and relational agent.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antidepressive Agents / classification
  • Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Depressive Disorder / drug therapy
  • Depressive Disorder / psychology
  • Depressive Disorder / therapy
  • Drug Therapy / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Physician-Patient Relations*
  • Psychotherapy
  • Somatoform Disorders / etiology
  • Somatoform Disorders / therapy
  • Suggestion*

Substances

  • Antidepressive Agents