Title: Galvanism as Therapeutic Agent: Perkins's 'Metallic Tractors' and the Placebo Effect.
Authors: Greenway, John
Abstract: Discusses the role of narrative in the therapeutic agent. Information on the cartoon `Metallic Tractors,' by James Gillray; How the placebo effect is induced in patients; Importance of galvanism as a clue to the mystery of life.
Subjects: NARRATION; ELECTRICITY; CARICATURES & cartoons; THERAPEUTICS
Publication: ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes & Reviews, 2001, Vol 14, Issue 4, p24
ISSN: 0895-769X
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1080/08957690109598172

Galvanism as Therapeutic Agent: Perkins's 'Metallic Tractors' and the Placebo Effect.

Greenway, John