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Articles and Books Written

by Ted Kaptchuk

Original Articles

  1. Kaptchuk TJ. The Culture, History and Discourse of Oriental Medicine. Journal of Chinese Medicine 1987; 24:7-17

  2. Kaptchuk TJ. When does bias become unbiased? The dilemma of homeopathic provings and modern research methods British Homeopathic Journal 1996; 85:237-47

  3. Ernst E, Kaptchuk TJ. Complementary Medicine - The Case for Dialogue. Journal of Royal College of Physicians (London) 1996; 30:410-12.

  4. Ernst E, Kaptchuk TJ. Homeopathy Revisited. Archives of Internal Medicine 1996; 156:2162-64.

  5. Kaptchuk TJ. An Early Use of Blind Assessment in a Homeopathic Scientific Experiment. British Homeopathic Journal 1997; 86:49-50.

  6. Kaptchuk TJ. Powerful Placebo: The Dark Side of the Randomized Controlled Trial. Lancet 1998; 351:1722-25.

  7. Wetzel MS, Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ. Courses Involving Complementary and Alternative Medicine at US Medical Schools. Journal of the American Medical Association 1998; 280:784-87.

  8. Studdert DM, Eisenberg DM, Miller FH, Curto DA, Kaptchuk TJ, Brennan TA. Medical Malpractice Implications of Alternative Medicine. Journal of the American Medicine Association 1998; 280:1610-15.

  9. Kaptchuk TJ. Intentional Ignorance: a History of Blind Assessment and Placebo Controls in Medicine. Bulletin of the History of Medicine 1998; 72:389-433.

  10. Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg, DM. Chiropractic: Origins, Controversies and Contributions. Archives of Internal Medicine 1998; 158:2215-24. [reprinted in: Fontanarosa PB ed. Alternative medicine: an objective assessment. Chicago. American Medical Association, 2000.]

  11. Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg, DM. The Persuasive Appeal of Alternative Medicine. Annals of Internal Medicine 1998; 129:1061-65.

  12. Rochon PA, Binns M, Litner J, Litner G, Fischbach M, Eisenberg D, Kaptchuk TJ, Stason W. Chalmers TC. Are Randomized Control Trial Outcomes Influenced by the Inclusion of a Placebo Group?: A Systematic Review of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Trials for Arthritis Treatment. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 1999; 52:113-22.

  13. Shenkman Z, Holzman RS, Kim C, Ferrari LR, DiEnzio J, Highfield, ES, VanKevren K, Kaptchuk TJ, Kenna MA, Berde CB. Acupressure-Acupuncture Anti-metic Prophylaxis in Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy. Anesthesiology 1999; 90:1311-16.

  14. DeCraen AJM, Kaptchuk TJ, Tijssen J, Kleijnen J. Placebos and Placebo Effects in Medicine: Historical Overview. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 1999;92:511-15.

  15. Barnett E, Levatin JL, Chapman E, Floyd C, Eisenberg D, Kaptchuk TJ, Klein JO. Challenges of Evaluating Homeopathic Treatment of Acute Otitis Media. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2000; 19:273-75.

  16. Kaptchuk TJ, Goldman P, Stone DA, Stason WB. Do Medical Devices Have Enhanced Placebo Effects? Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2001;53:786-92.

  17. Cherkin DC, Eisenberg DM, Sherman KJ, Barlow W, Kaptchuk TJ, Street J, Deyo RA. A Randomized Trial Comparing Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture, Therapeutic Massage and Self-care Education for Chronic Low Back Pain. Archives of Internal Medicine 2001;161:1081-88

  18. Kaptchuk TJ. The Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial: Gold Standard or Golden Calf? Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2001; 54:541-49.

  19. Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. Varieties of Healing, 1: Medical Pluralism in the United States. Annals of Internal Medicine 2001; 135:189-195.

  20. Kaptchuk TJ, Varieties of Healing, 2: A Taxonomy of Unconventional Healing Practices. Annals of Internal Medicine 2001; 135: 196-204.

  21. Kessler RC, Davis RC, Foster DF, Van Rompay MI, Wilkey SA, Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. Long-term Trends in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies in the United States. Annals of Internal Medicine 2001; 135: 262-68.

  22. Eisenberg DE, Kessler RC, Van Rompay MI, Kaptchuk TJ, Wilkey SA, Appel S, Davis, RB. Perceptions About Complementary Therapies Relative to Conventional Therapies Among Adults Who Use Both: Results From a National Survey. Annals of Internal Medicine 2001; 135:344-51.

  23. Greene PJ, Wayne PM, Kerr CE, Weiger WA, Jacobson E, Goldman G, Kaptchuk TJ. The Powerful Placebo: Doubting the Doubters. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine 2001; 17: 298-307.

  24. Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture: Theory, Efficacy and Practice. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002; 136; 374-83.

  25. Kaptchuk TJ. The Placebo Effect in Alternative Medicine: Can the Performance of a Healing Ritual Have Clinical Significance? Annals of Internal Medicine 2002; 136:817-25.

  26. Cherkin DC, Deyo RA, Sherman KJ, Hart LG, Street JH, Hrbek A, Cramer E, Milliman B, Booker J, Mootz R, Barassi J, Kahn JR, Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. Characteristics of Licensed Acupuncturists, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists and Naturopathic Physicians. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 2002; 15:378-90.

  27. Weiger WA, Smith M, Boon H, Richardson MA, Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. Advising Patients Who Seek Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002; 137: 889-903.

  28. Cherkin DC, Deyo RA, Sherman KJ, Hart LG, Street JH, Hrbek A, David RB, Cramer E, Milliman B, Booker J, Mootz R, Barassi J, Kahn RJ, Kaptchuk TJ. Eisenberg DM. Characteristics of Visits to Licensed Acupuncturists, Chiropractors, Massage Therapists. Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 2002; 25:463-72.

  29. Di Blasi Z, Kaptchuk TJ, Weinman J, Kleijnen J. Informing Participants of Allocation to Placebo at Trial Closure: Postal Survey. British Medical Journal 2002; 325:1329-32.

  30. Wetzel MS, Kaptchuk TJ, Haramati A, Eisenberg DM. Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies: Implications for Medical Education. Annals of Internal Medicine 2003; 138:191-96.

  31. Jones WB, Kaptchuk TJ, Linde K. A critical overview of homeopathy. Annals of Internal Medicine 2003; 183:393-399.

  32. Yeh GY, Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ, Phillips RS. Systematic review of herbs and dietary supplements for glycemic control in diabetes. Diabetes Care 2003; 26:1277-94.

  33. Kaptchuk TJ. Effect of interpretation bias on research evidence. British Medical Journal 2003; 326:1453-55.

  34. Highfield ES, Kaptchuk TJ, Ott MJ, Barnes L, Kemper KJ. Availability of acupuncture in the hospitals of a major academic medical center: pilot study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine 2003;.

  35. Wayne PM, Krebs DE, Wolf SL, Gill-Body KM, Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Kaptchuk TJ, Parker SW. Can tai chi improve vestibulopathic postural control? Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2004; 85:142-52.

  36. Wolsko PM, Eisenberg DM, Simon LS, Davis RB, Walleczek J, Mayo-Smith M, Kaptchuk TJ, Phillips RS. Double-blind placebo-controlled trial of static magnets for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: results of a pilot study. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine; 2004; 10: 36-43.

  37. Kaptchuk TJ, Kerr C. Commentary: unbiased divination, unbiased evidence and the patulin clinical trial. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2004; 33:247-51.

  38. Langevin, HM, Badger GJ, Povolny BK, Davis RT, Johnston AC, Sherman KJ, Kahn JR, Kaptchuk TJ. Yin and yang scores: a new method for quantifying diagnostic patterns in traditional Chinese medicine. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2004; 10: 389-395.

  39. Napadow V, Kaptchuk TJ. Patient characteristics for outpatient acupuncture in Beijing, China. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 2004; 10: 565-572.

  40. Miller FG, Kaptchuk TJ. Sham Procedures and the Ethics of Clinical Trials. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine 2004; 97:576-578

  41. Napadow V, Liu J, Kaptchuk TJ. A Systematic Study of Acupuncture Practice; Acupoint Usage in an Outpatient Setting in Beijing, China. Complementary Therapies Med 2004; 12: 209-216.

  42. Stone DA, Kerr CE, Conboy L, Jacobson E Kaptchuk TJ. Patient Expectations in Placebo Controlled Trials. Journal of the Evaluation of Clinical Practice 2005: 11: 77-84.

  43. Kaptchuk TJ, Miller FG. What is the Best and Most Ethical Model for the Relationship Between Mainstream and Alternative Medicine: Opposition, Integration, or Pluralism? Academic Medicine 2005; 80: 286-290.

  44. Lang EV, Hatsipoulous O, Koch T, Berbaum K, Lutgendorf S, Kettenmann E, Kaptchuk TJ. Can Words Hurt? Patient-Provider Interactions During Invasive Procedures. Pain 2005; 114: 303-309.

  45. Ahn A, Kaptchuk TJ. Advancing Acupuncture Research Alternative Therapies Health Medicine 2005; 11: 40-45.

  46. Patel SM, Statson WB, Legedza A, Ock SM, Conboy L, Kaptchuk TJ, Canenguez K, Park JK, Kelly E, Jacobsen E, Kerr CE, Lembo AJ. The Placebo Effect in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Trials - a Meta-analysis. Neurogastroenterology Motil 2005; 17: 332-340.

  47. Coeytaux RR, Kaufman JS, Kaptchuk TJ, Chen WM, Miller WC, Callahan LF, Mann JD. Acupuncture as Adjunctive to Medical Management of Chronic Daily Headache; A Randomized Clinical Trial Headache 2005.

  48. Wayne PM, Krebs DE, Macklin E, Schnyer R, Kaptchuk TJ, Parker SW, Scarborough DM, McGibbon CA, Schaechter J, Stein J, Stason WB. Acupuncture for Chronic Stroke: Randomized Sham-Controlled Study. Arch Physical Medicine and Rhabilitation 2005.

  49. Schnyer RN, Conboy LA, McKnight P, Jacobson E, Goddard T, Moscatelli F, Legedza ATR, Kerr C, Kaptchuk TJ. Wayne PM. Development of a Chinese Medicine Assessment Measure: An Interdisciplinary Approach using the Delphi Method. J Alter Complementary Med 2005: 11: 1005-13.

  50. Conboy L, Patel S, Kaptchuk TJ, Gottlieb R, Eisenberg DM, Acevedo-Garcia D. Sociodemographic determinates of the utilization of specific types of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM): an analysis based on a nationally representative survey sample. J Alter Complementary Med 2005; 11: 977-94, 2005.

  51. Kong J, Gollub RL, Rosman IS, Webb JM, Vangel , Kirsch I, Kaptchuk TJ. Brain activity associated with expectancy-enhanced placebo analgesia as measured by fMRI. J Neurosci 2006; 26: 381-88.

  52. Kaptchuk TJ, Stason WB, Davis RB, Legedza ATR, Schnyer RS, Kerr CE, Stone DA, Nam BH, Kirsch I, Goldman RH. Sham device versus inert pill: a randomized controlled trial comparing two placebo treatments for arm pain due to repetitive strain injury. Brit Med J 2006; 332: 291-4. epud: February 2, 2006.

  53. Conboy LA, Wasserman RH, Jacobson EE, Davis RB, Legedza ATR, Park M, Rivers A, Morey EB, Nam BH, Lasagna L, Kirsch I, Lembo AJ, Kaptchuk TJ, Kerr CE. Investigating placebo effects in irritable bowel syndrome: a novel research design. Cont Clinical Trials 2006; 27: 123-34.

  54. Buettner C, Yeh GY, Phillips RS, Middleman MA, Kaptchuk TJ. Systematic review of the effects of ginseng on cardiovascular risk. Ann Pharmacotherapy 2006; 40: 83-95.

  55. Wasan AD, Kaptchuk TJ, Davar G, Jamison RN. The association between psychopathology and placebo analgesia in patients with discogenic low back pain. Pain Medicine; 2006; 7: 217-228.

  56. Lewith G, White P, Kaptchuk TJ. Developing a research strategy for acupuncture. Clin J Pain 2006; 22: 632-638.

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  57. Miller FG, Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture trials and informed consent. J Med Ethics 2007; 33: 43-4.

  58. Schaechter JD, Connell BD, Stason WB, Kaptchuk TJ, Krebs DE, Macklin EA, Schnyer R, Stein J, Scarborough DM, Parker S McGibbon CA, Wayne PM. Correlated change in upper limb function and motor cortex activation after verum and sham acupuncture in chronic stroke patients. J Alter Complementary Med 2007; 13: 527-32.

  59. Conboy L, Acevedo-Garcia D, Eisenberg, DM, Gottlieb R, Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ. The relationship between social factors and attitudes toward conventional and CAM practitioners. Complementary Therapies Clin Prac 2007; 13: 146-57.

  60. McManus CA, Kaptchuk TJ, Schnyer RN, Goldman R, Kerr CE, Nguyen LT, Stason WB. Experiences of acupuncture practitioners in a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial. J Alt Comp Ther 2007; 13:533-37.

  61. Dorn SD, Kaptchuk TJ, Park J, Ngyuen LT, Canenguez K, Nam BY, Woods KB, Conboy LA, Stason WB, Lembo AJ. A meta-analysis of the placebo response in complementary and alternative medicine trials in irritable bowel syndrome. Neurogastroenterol Motility; 2007; 19: 630-37.

  62. McManus CA, Schnyer RN, Kong J, Nguyen LT, Nam BY, Goldman R, Stason WB, Kaptchuk TJ. Sham acupuncture devices: practical advice for researchers. Acupuncture Med 2007; 25: 34-40.

  63. Kong J, Gollub R , Polich G, Napadow V, Hui K, Vangel M, Rosen B, Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture deqi, from qualitative history to quantitative measurement. J Altern Complemen Med 2007; 13: 1059-70.

  64. Ahn AC, Bennani T, Freeman R, Hamdy O, Kaptchuk TJ. Two styles of acupuncture for treating painful diabetic neuropathy - a pilot randomized control trial. Acupuncture Med 2007;25: 11-17.

  65. Nielsen A, Knoblauch NTM, Dobos GJ, Michalsen A, Kaptchuk TJ. The effect of "gua sha" treatment on surface microcirculation: A pilot study in healthy subjects. Explore 2007; 3:456-66.

  66. Kong J, Kaptchuk TJ, Polich G, Kirsch I, Gollub RL. Placebo analgesia: findings from brain imaging studies and emerging hypotheses. Rev Neurosci 2007; 18: 173-90.

  67. Yoo SS, Kerr CE, Park M, Im DM, Blinder RA, Park HW, Kaptchuk TJ. Neural activities in human somatosensory cortical areas evoked by acupuncture stimulation. Complementary Therapies Med 2007; 15: 247-54.

  68. Wayne PM, Pensack LM, Connors EM, Buring JE, Davis RB, Schachter SC Hrbek A, Kaptchuk TJ, Andrews SM. Increasing research capacity at the New England School of Acupuncture: building grants management infrastructure. Altern Ther Hlth Med 2008; 14: 56-65.

  69. Feman SPC, Nguyen LT, Quilty MT, Kerr CE, Nam BY, Conboy LA, Singer, JP, Park M, Lembo AJ, Kaptchuk TJ, Davis RB. Effectiveness of recruitment in clinical trials: An analysis of methods used in a trial for irritable bowel syndrome patients. Cont Clinical Trials 2008; 29:241-51

  70. Kerr CE, Milne I, Kaptchuk TJ. A missing mind-body link in the early history of placebo. J Roy Soc Med 2008; (in press).

  71. Goldman RH, Stason WB, Park SK, Kim R. Schnyer R, Davis RB, Legedza ATR, Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture for treatment of persistent arm pain due to repetitive use: a randomized controlled clinical trial. Clin J Pain 2008; 24: 211-8.

  72. Kong J, Kaptchuk TJ, Webb JM, Kong JT, Sasaki Y, Polich GR, Vangel MG, Kwong K, Rosen B, Gollub RL. Functional neuroanatomical investigation of vision-related acupuncture point specificity - a multi-session fMRI study. Human Brain Mapping 2008; (in press).

  73. Bertisch SM, Legedza AT, Phillips RP, Davis RB, Stason WB, Goldman RH, Kaptchuk TJ. The impact of psychological factors on placebo responses in a randomized controlled trial comparing sham device to dummy pill. J Eval Clin Pract. 2008; (in press).

  74. Myers SS, Phillips RS, Davis RB, Cherkin DC, Legedza A, Kaptchuk TJ, Hrbek A, Buring JE, Post D, Connelly MT, Eisenberg DM. Patient expectations as predictors of outcome in patients with acute low back pain. J Gen Intern Med 2008; (in press).

  75. Tilburt JC, Kaptchuk TJ. Herbal medicine research and global health: an ethical analysis. Bull World Hlth Org 2008; (in press).

  76. Wayne PM, Kaptchuk TJ. Challenges inherent to Tai Chi research: Part I--Tai Chi as a complex multi-component intervention. J Alt Comp Med 2008; (in press).

  77. Wayne PM, Kaptchuk TJ. Challenges inherent to the Tai Chi research: Part II -- Defining the intervention and optimal study design. J Alt Comp Med 2008; (in press).

  78. Kelley JM, Boulos PR, Rubin PAD, Kaptchuk TJ. Mirror, mirror on the wall: placebo effects that exist only in the eye of the beholder. J Eval Clin Pract 2008; (in press).

  79. White P, Bishop F, Hardy H, Abdollahian S, White A, Park J, Kaptchuk TJ, Lewith, G. Southampton Needle Sensation Questionnaire: Development and validation of a measure to gage acupuncture needle sensation. J Alt Comp Med 2008; (in press.)

  80. Kaptchuk TJ, Kelley JM, Deykin A, Wayne PM, Lasagna LC, Epstein IO, Kirsch I, Wechsler ME. Do "placebo responders" exist? Cont Clin Trials 2008; (in press.)

  81. Miller FM, Kaptchuk TJ. The power of context: reconceptualizing the placebo effect. J Roy Soc Med 2008; (in press.)

  82. Kaptchuk TJ, Kelley JM, Conboy LA, Davis RB, Kerr CE, Jacobson EE, Kirsch I, Schyner RN, Nam BY, Nguyen LT, Park M, Rivers AL, McManus C, Kokkotou E, Drossman DA, Goldman P,Lembo AJ. Components of the Placebo Effect: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Irritable Bowel Syndrome. BMJ 2008; (in press).

Reviews, Chapters, and Editorials

  1. Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture. In: The Natural Family Doctor. Stanway A, editor. London: Century, 1987.

  2. Kaptchuk TJ. Healing as a journey together. In: Carlson R, Shield B, editors. Healers on healing. Los Angeles: Jeremy Tarcher; 1989. p. 104-105.

  3. Kaptchuk TJ. History of vitalism. In: Micozzi MS, editor. Fundamentals of complementary and integrative medicine. St. Louis: Saunders, Elsevier; 1996, 2001. 2006. p. 54-66.

  4. Kaptchuk TJ, Edwards RA, Eisenberg DM. Complementary medicine - efficacy beyond the placebo effect. In: Ernst E, editor. Complementary medicine: an objective appraisal. Oxford, England: Butterworth Heinemann; 1996. p. 42-70.

  5. Klarer S, Kaptchuk TJ. Qi. In: Selin H, editor. Encyclopaedia of the history of science, technology and medicine in non-western cultures. Dordrecht, Holland: Kluwer Academic Publishers; 1997. p. 832-833.

  6. Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. Health food or granola: its truth and consequences. In: Vickers AJ, editor. Examining complementary medicine: The skeptical holist. Cheltenham, UK: Stanley Thornes; 1998. p. 17-28.

  7. Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. The health food movement [Editorial]. Nutrition 1998; 14:471-73.

  8. Kaptchuk TJ. The botanical agenda, science and incentives for research. In: Eskinazi D, editor. Botanical medicine: efficacy, quality assurance, and regulation. Larchmont, NY: Mary Ann Liebert, 1999. p.193-194.

  9. Birch S, Kaptchuk TJ. History, nature and current practice of acupuncture: an East Asian perspective. In: Ernst E, White A. (eds) Acupuncture: a scientific appraisal. Oxford: Butterworth Heinemman, 1999. p.11-30.

  10. Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ, Lane C, Davidoff F. Complementary and alternative medicine. [Editorial] Ann Intern Med 2001; 135: 208.



Books, Mongraphs and Text Books

  1. Kaptchuk TJ. The web that has no weaver: understanding Chinese medicine. New York: Congdon and Weed; 1983. Published in the following editions: British, 1983; Dutch, 1987; Italian, 1988; German, 1988; Hungarian, 1992; French, 1993, Spanish, 1995, Bulgarian, 2002, Portuguese (Brazil), 2002, Indian 2003. 2nd US edition, Chicago: Contemporary, McGraw-Hill, 2000.

  2. Bensky D, Gamble A, with Kaptchuk TJ, editors, translators. Chinese herbal medicine: materia medica. Seattle: Eastland Press; 1986.

  3. Kaptchuk TJ, Crocher M. The healing arts: a journey through the faces of medicine. London: BBC Publications; 1986. Published in the following editions: American, 1987; Japanese, 1992.

  4. Kaptchuk TJ. Jade pharmacy: compendium de phytotherapie chinoise. Translated by Paul Frisson. Bruselles: Satas; 1989.

  5. MacPherson H, Kaptchuk TJ, editors. Acupuncture in practice: case history insights from the west. New York: Churchill Livingstone; 1997. Published in the following editions: Italian, 1998. German 2001, Portuguese, 2002.

Book and Article Reviews

  1. Kaptchuk TJ. (book review) Another Look at Qi: a Book Review of Encounters with Qi. Journal of Chinese Medicine 1985; 19:31.

  2. Kaptchuk TJ. (book review) Kirkland J, Mathews AF, Baldwin K, editors. Herbal and Magical Medicine: Traditional Healing Today. Social Science & Medicine 1994; 38:197-98.

  3. Kaptchuk TJ. (article review) Commentary on Bergmann et al. Does Informed Consent Influence the Result of Clinical Trials? Clinical Trials and Meta-Analysis 1994; 29:41-47 [Journal Club]. Forschende Komplementärmedizin. Research in Complementary Medicine, 1996; 3:162-3.

  4. Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. (article review) Legitimate Evidence: Randomized or Otherwise [Comments on Pincus T. Analyzing Long-Term Outcomes of Clinical Care. Advances in Mind-Body Medicine 1997; 13:3-32]. Advances 1997; 13:48-51.

  5. Kaptchuk TJ. (article review) Exploring RCT Methodology. [Review of Marcus SM. Assessing Non-Consent Bias. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 1997;50:823-28.] FACT: Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 1998; 3:5-6.

  6. Kaptchuk TJ. (book review) Shapiro A.: The Powerful Placebo: From Ancient Priests to Modern Physician. Bulletin of the History of Medicine 1999; 73:159-60.

  7. Kaptchuk TJ. (book review) Spencer JW, Jacobs JJ editors. Complementary/alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach. New England Journal of Medicine 1999; 340:1845.

  8. Kaptchuk TJ. (book review) Rinpoche CN. Medicine and compassion: a Tibetan lama's guidance for caregivers. New Eng J Med 2005; 352:1730.

Letters

  1. Kaptchuk TJ. Acute Hepatitis Associated with Jin Bu Huan [letter]. Annals of Internal Medicine 1995; 122:636.

  2. Kaptchuk TJ. Uptake of Alternative Medicine [letter]. Lancet 1996; 347:972.

  3. Kaptchuk TJ. Consequences of cupping [letter]. New England Journal of Medicine 1997; 336:1109.

  4. Kaptchuk TJ, Ernst E. Homeopathy - the emperor's medicine [reply to letter]. Archives of Internal Medicine 1997; 157:1140.

  5. Kaptchuk TJ. Concerns About Run-in Periods in Randomized Trials [letter]. Journal of the American Medical Association 1998; 279:1526-1527.

  6. Kaptchuk TJ. In the Name of Medicine [letter]. Annals of Internal Medicine 1998;129:589.

  7. Kaptchuk TJ. Placebo Needle for Acupuncture [letter]. Lancet 1998; 352:634.

  8. Wetzel MS, Eisenberg DM. Kaptchuk TJ. Medical School Courses in Alternative Medicine. [reply to letters] Journal of the American Medical Association 1999; 281:609.

  9. Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture and Amitriptyline for HIV-related Peripheral Neuropathic Pain [letter]. Journal of the American Medical Association 1999; 281:1270.

  10. Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. Alternative Views on Alternative Medicine [reply to letters]. Annals of Internal Medicine 1999; 131:230.

  11. Kaptchuk TJ. Chinese Herbal Medicine for Irritable Bowel Syndrome [letter]. Journal of the American Medical Association 1999; 282:1035.

  12. Eisenberg DM, Kaptchuk TJ. The Herbal History of Digitalis: Lessons for Alternative Medicine. [reply to letter] Journal of the American Medical Association 2000; 283: 884-885.

  13. Kaptchuk TJ. Debate Over the History of Placebos in Medicine. [letter] Alt. Therapies 2000;18.

  14. Kaptchuk TJ. More on Alternative Medicine. [reply to letter] Annals of Internal Medicine 2000; 132:675.

  15. Kaptchuk TJ. Distant Healing. [letter] Annals of Internal Medicine 2001; 134: 532-533.

  16. Kaptchuk TJ. Methodological Issues in Trials of Acupuncture. [letter] Journal of the American Medical Association 2001; 285: 1015-1016.

  17. Kaptchuk TJ. Is the Placebo Powerless? [letter] New England Journal of Medicine 2001; 345:1277.

  18. Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture for the Treatment of Cocaine Addiction. [letter] Journal of the American Medical Association 2002; 287: 1801.

  19. Kaptchuk TJ. Epidemiology Research [letter] Lancet 2002; 360: 259.

  20. Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. Varieties of Healing. [reply to letters] Annals of Internal Medicine 2002; 137: 218.

  21. Kaptchuk TJ. East Asian Medicine. [reply to letter] Annals of Internal Medicine 2002; 137: 702-3.

  22. Weiger WA, Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg DM. Complementary and alternative medicine in cancer. [reply to letter] Annals of Internal Medicine 2003; 139:152-3.

  23. Kaptchuk TJ, Lembo A. Ethical issues in research in complementary and alternative medicine. [letter] J Amer Med Assoc 2004; 291:2193.

  24. Schnyer RN, Wayne PM, Kaptchuk TJ, Cheng X, Zhang Z, Stason WB. Standardization of individual treatments in a randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation. [research letter] J Altern Comp Ther 2006; 12: 106-9.

Non Print Materials

1984 - 1986 Kaptchuk, TJ. Series Consultant and Scriptwriter for Nine-hour Television Series "The Healing Arts" for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Featured television series shown in over 25 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America.)
1999 Kaptchuk TJ. Myocardial Gene Transfer for Patients With Myocardial Ischemia [letter]. Circulation 1999; 100(22): e108
1999 Kaptchuk TJ. Control of Observer Bias. Controlled Trials from History. Cochrane Collaboration Website.

Scientific and Technical Reports

  1. Balick M, Duke J, Kaptchuk TJ, et al. Herbal medicine. In: Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons. A Report to the National Institutes of Health on Alternative Medical Systems and Practices in the United States. Publication No. 94-066. Washington, DC: National Institutes of Health; 1994. p. 183-206.

  2. Kaptchuk TJ. The Gap Between Conventional Medicine and Alternative Medicine. In: European Commission. EUR 17773. COST Action B4 Unconventional medicine. Third annual report 1995-96. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities; 1997. p. 22-4.

  3. Kaptchuk TJ. Acupuncture: History, Context, and Long-term Perspective. In: NIH Consensus Development Conference on Acupuncture. Program and Abstracts. November 3-5, 1997. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health; 1997. p. 25-9.

  4. Kaptchuk TJ, Berman BM, Bauseel RB. The placebo and complementary and alternative medicine: historical, scientific and methodological considerations. In: The NCI's Office of Cancer and Alternative Medicine. Expert Panels in Cancer CAM Research: Developing the State of the Science in Research Methodologies. Washington, D.C.: National Cancer Institute, 2003. p. 29-45.

  5. Kaptchuk TJ. Trends in Chinese medicine education and research in the west. In: 2nd International Symposium on Education of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Papers and Abstracts. Shanghai: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2004. p. 254-61.

Forwards and Prefaces

  1. Kaptchuk TJ. Forward. In: Maciocia G. Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1987.

  2. Kaptchuk TJ. Preface: an Historical Overview. In: Holms P. The Energetics of Western Herbs. Boulder, CO: Artemis, 1989.

  3. Kaptchuk TJ. Forward. In: Hammer L. Dragon Rises and Red Bird Flies: Psychology and Chinese Medicine. Barrytown, NY: Station Hill, 1990.

  4. Kaptchuk TJ. Forward. In: Maciocia G. Obstetrics and Gynecology in Chinese Medicine. New York: Churchill Livingston, 1998.

  5. Kaptchuk TJ. Forward. In: Deng T. Practical Diagnosis in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.

  6. Kaptchuk TJ. Forward. In: Schnyer RN, Allen JJB. Acupuncture in the Treatment of Depression: a Manual for Practice and Research. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2001.

Featured Printed Interviews

1983 Medicine east and west: Ted Kaptchuk on understanding Chinese healing. East West Journal 1983; 13: 56-61.
1985 Acupuncture in the west - a discussion with Ted Kaptchuk and Elisabeth Hsu. Journal of Chinese Medicine 1985; 17:23-28.
1986 Discussie Met Ted Kaptchuk and Gonnie Rienstra. Huang Ti: Nederlandse Vereninging Voor Acupunctuur 1986; viii:14-18. [Dutch]
1986 Where Does It Hurt? An interview with Ted Kaptchuk in Society Tomorrow. Guardian. London. July 2, 1986; p. 11.
1987 The Americanization of Oriental medicine. An interview with Ted Kaptchuk. Vegetarian Times 1987; 115:58-62.
1989 An Interview with Ted J. Kaptchuk. The Light Connection. San Diego. 1989; 4: 16-22.
2001 Conversations: Ted Kaptchuk, OMD. Subjectivity and the Placebo Effect in Medicine. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2001; 7: 101-108. [Reprinted in essay form In: Horrigan BJ (ed) Voices of integrative medicine: conversations and encounters. St. Louis, MO: Churchill Livingston, 2003.]
2002 In Resonance with Ted Kaptchuk: Interview with Michael Johnson. Traditional Chinese World 2002; 4:1-2.
2002 Interview: Ted Kaptchuk. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies (FACT) 2002; 7:232.
2004 Interview: Ted Kaptchuk. Vissen in de prullenbak van de geneeskunde. (Dutch) Medisch Contact 2004; 59: 1944-46
2007 Anderson A. Interview: Ted Kaptchuk. Calif J Orien Med 2007; 18: 2-4.

Mass Media Articles

2002 Kaptchuk T, Eisenberg D, Komaroff A. Pondering the placebo effect. Newsweek December 2, 2002: 71-2.
2002 Kaptchuk TJ, Eisenberg D, Komaroff A. Research: Finding Out What Works. Newsweek December 2, 2002: 73.

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