Frank's “common elements” in psychotherapy: Nonspecific factors and placebos.

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Implications of Jerome Frank's seminal hypotheses are further considered, specifically that all psychological treatments share common elements that account for the effective treatment of a core problem shared by all patients--demoralization. The stages of psychotherapy and the potential role of suggestion, nonspecific elements, and placebo are highlighted.

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Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology Pain Management and Placebo Effect

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Published in: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volume 56, Issue 4, pp. 521-530

DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1986.tb03485.x

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Frank's “common elements” in psychotherapy: Nonspecific factors and placebos.

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