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Medicine that crosses the mind/body divide | Letters

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge coined the term psychosomatic’ in the late 18th century to describe bodymind conditions.

The term “placebo” was first used in the same period, referencing a link between imagination and physical symptom.

Alan Bleakley Emeritus professor of medical humanities, Professor of medical.

humanities, Plymouth Peninsula School of Medicine .

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