Why CAM Should Pay Heed to Potential Transference and Counter-Transference
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Ongoing debate continues about the so called ‘placebo effect’ [1-6]. the range of effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and the way that particular CAM modalities might work [7-10]. Interest lies not just in identifying whether a modality has its intended, or any, effects, but also in uncovering the possible factors that may arise within the therapeutic encounter between practitioner and client and, in particular, to the nature of the client-practitioner relationship [11].
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