Article archive / October 1, 2013
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 2. Source pages: 13.
Saturday, October 19 Tulane and LPA to Host Dr. Kirsch, International Expert On Placebo Effect in Health “The Power of Suggestion for Clinical Practice”
The Louisiana Psychological Association and the Tulane Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are hosting Dr. Irving Kirsh, an internationally known expert in the area of placebo effects, antidepressant medication, hypnosis, and suggestion, to New Orleans for the LPA Fall Conference. The workshop will be on Saturday, October 19, at Tulane University.
“We are excited about the LPA Fall Workshop. Dr. Kirsch is internationally recognized for his work in hypnosis, placebo responses, and most recently, his research on the impact of placebo response and antidepressant therapy,” said Dr. Paula Zeanah, Chair of the Continuing Education Committee for the state psychological association
“Prozac meets Placebo: Find out why, when and how to use suggestion and placebo with your clients, and the benefits of this safe and evidenced- based approach,” notes the flyer.
Kirsh has published 10 books and more than 200 scientific journal articles and book chapters on placebo effects, antidepressant medication, hypnosis, and suggestion. He originated the concept of response expectancy. His meta-analyses on the efficacy of antidepressants were covered extensively in the international media and influenced official guidelines for the treatment of depression in the United Kingdom. His book, The Emperor’s New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth, which has been published in English, French, Italian, Japanese, Turkish, and Polish, was shortlisted for the prestigious Mind Book of the Year award. It was the topic of 60 Minutes segment on CBS and a 5- page cover story in Newsweek.
Dr. Kirsch will also be presenting to the Adult and Child Psychiatry Grand Rounds while he is in New Orleans, said Zeanah.
Irving Kirsch is Professor of Psychology at Plymouth University (UK), Associate Director of the Program in Placebo Studies and lecturer in medicine at the Harvard Medical School (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), and Professor Emeritus at the University of Hull and the University of Connecticut.
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