O Caspi

Summary

Affiliation: University of Arizona
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) cost-effective? A systematic review
    Patricia M Herman
    Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 5:11. 2005
  2. ncbi Development and validation of a new global well-being outcomes rating scale for integrative medicine research
    Iris R Bell
    Program in Integrative Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 4:1. 2004
  3. ncbi Alternative medicine or "alternative" patients: a qualitative study of patient-oriented decision-making processes with respect to complementary and alternative medicine
    Opher Caspi
    Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, PO Box 245153, Tucson, AZ 85724 5153, USA
    Med Decis Making 24:64-79. 2004
  4. ncbi One size does not fit all: aptitude chi treatment interaction (ATI) as a conceptual framework for complementary and alternative medicine outcome research. Part II--research designs and their applications
    Opher Caspi
    Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 10:698-705. 2004
  5. ncbi Integrity and research: introducing the concept of dual blindness. how blind are double-blind clinical trials in alternative medicine?
    O Caspi
    Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 6:493-8. 2000
  6. ncbi Evidence-based medicine: discrepancy between perceived competence and actual performance among graduating medical students
    Opher Caspi
    Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
    Med Teach 28:318-25. 2006
  7. ncbi One size does not fit all: aptitude x treatment interaction (ATI) as a conceptual framework for complementary and alternative medicine outcome research. Part 1--what is ATI research?
    Opher Caspi
    Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724 5153, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 10:580-6. 2004
  8. ncbi Methodological challenges in meditation research
    Opher Caspi
    Recanati Center for Medicine and Research, Rabin Medical Center, Israel
    Adv Mind Body Med 21:4-11. 2005
  9. ncbi Lack of standards in informed consent in complementary and alternative medicine
    Opher Caspi
    The Recanati Center for Medicine and Research, Rabin Medical Center, The Tel Aviv University, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel
    Complement Ther Med 13:123-30. 2005
  10. ncbi Patients' experiences and perceptions of a consultative model integrative medicine clinic: a qualitative study
    Mary Koithan
    Department of Medicine Program in Integrative Medicine at The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ 85724 5153, USA
    Integr Cancer Ther 6:174-84. 2007

Detail Information

Publications19

  1. ncbi Is complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) cost-effective? A systematic review
    Patricia M Herman
    Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 5:11. 2005
    ..The objectives of this study are to present an overview of economic evaluation and to expand upon a previous review to examine the current scope and quality of CAM economic evaluations...
  2. ncbi Development and validation of a new global well-being outcomes rating scale for integrative medicine research
    Iris R Bell
    Program in Integrative Medicine, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA
    BMC Complement Altern Med 4:1. 2004
    ..Researchers are finding limitations of currently available disease-focused questionnaire tools for outcome studies in complementary and alternative medicine/integrative medicine (CAM/IM)...
  3. ncbi Alternative medicine or "alternative" patients: a qualitative study of patient-oriented decision-making processes with respect to complementary and alternative medicine
    Opher Caspi
    Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, PO Box 245153, Tucson, AZ 85724 5153, USA
    Med Decis Making 24:64-79. 2004
    ..If so, understanding the differences could improve patient-provider communication around treatment options...
  4. ncbi One size does not fit all: aptitude chi treatment interaction (ATI) as a conceptual framework for complementary and alternative medicine outcome research. Part II--research designs and their applications
    Opher Caspi
    Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 10:698-705. 2004
    ....
  5. ncbi Integrity and research: introducing the concept of dual blindness. how blind are double-blind clinical trials in alternative medicine?
    O Caspi
    Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 6:493-8. 2000
    ..Making the distinction between these two terms will result in more reliable reports of clinical trials and will support integrity in research...
  6. ncbi Evidence-based medicine: discrepancy between perceived competence and actual performance among graduating medical students
    Opher Caspi
    Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
    Med Teach 28:318-25. 2006
    ....
  7. ncbi One size does not fit all: aptitude x treatment interaction (ATI) as a conceptual framework for complementary and alternative medicine outcome research. Part 1--what is ATI research?
    Opher Caspi
    Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724 5153, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 10:580-6. 2004
    ....
  8. ncbi Methodological challenges in meditation research
    Opher Caspi
    Recanati Center for Medicine and Research, Rabin Medical Center, Israel
    Adv Mind Body Med 21:4-11. 2005
    ..Similar issues and solutions can be applied more generally to the entire domain of mind-body therapies...
  9. ncbi Lack of standards in informed consent in complementary and alternative medicine
    Opher Caspi
    The Recanati Center for Medicine and Research, Rabin Medical Center, The Tel Aviv University, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel
    Complement Ther Med 13:123-30. 2005
    ..To examine whether U.S.-based professional complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) organizations have explicit informed consent policies...
  10. ncbi Patients' experiences and perceptions of a consultative model integrative medicine clinic: a qualitative study
    Mary Koithan
    Department of Medicine Program in Integrative Medicine at The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ 85724 5153, USA
    Integr Cancer Ther 6:174-84. 2007
    ..The purpose of the present study was to retrospectively explore and compare experiences of cancer and noncancer patients under care in a consultative IM outpatient teaching clinic in the south-western United States...
  11. ncbi Electroencephalographic cordance patterns distinguish exceptional clinical responders with fibromyalgia to individualized homeopathic medicines
    Iris R Bell
    Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 10:285-99. 2004
    ..e., both locally and globally)...
  12. ncbi Individual differences in response to randomly assigned active individualized homeopathic and placebo treatment in fibromyalgia: implications of a double-blinded optional crossover design
    Iris R Bell
    Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 10:269-83. 2004
    ....
  13. ncbi On the definition of complementary, alternative, and integrative medicine: societal mega-stereotypes vs. the patients' perspectives
    Opher Caspi
    Program in Integrative Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
    Altern Ther Health Med 9:58-62. 2003
    ..It is our conclusion that individual patients, rather than society, should be the frame of reference and defining source for what constitutes integrative medicine and CAM...
  14. ncbi Going quasi: the premature disclosure effect in a randomized clinical trial
    Shauna L Shapiro
    Department of Psychology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719, USA
    J Behav Med 25:605-21. 2002
    ..Potential implications of PDE for clinical research in behavioral medicine are discussed and specific statistical methodologies suggested...
  15. ncbi Integrative medicine and systemic outcomes research: issues in the emergence of a new model for primary health care
    Iris R Bell
    Program in Integrative Medicine, The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 1501 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
    Arch Intern Med 162:133-40. 2002
    ..The systemic outcomes encompass the simultaneous, interactive changes within the whole person...
  16. ncbi Gingko: smart pill or not?
    Opher Caspi
    J Fam Pract 52:393-4; author reply 394. 2003
  17. ncbi Missing the (acu) point
    Opher Caspi
    Chest 123:1312-3; discussion 1313-4. 2003
  18. ncbi When are medication side effects due to the nocebo phenomenon?
    Opher Caspi
    JAMA 287:2502; author reply 2503-4. 2002
  19. ncbi [Touching cancer: shiatsu as complementary treatment to support cancer patients]
    Oz Argash
    The Integrative Medicine Unit, Davidoff Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center
    Harefuah 147:707-11, 750, 749. 2008
    ..We call for more research that examines the effectiveness and safety of shiatsu and other manual therapies in the care of cancer patients...