Anthony Campbell, M.D., is a retired British physician,

homeopath Homeopathy or homoeopathy is a pseudoscientific system of alternative medicine. It was conceived in 1796 by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann. Its practitioners, called homeopaths, believe that a substance that causes symptoms of a dise ...

acupuncturist Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientif ...

and author. He was a consultant physician at The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital until he retired in 1998, and for many years was the editor of the ''British Homoeopathic Journal'' (now ''Homeopathy''), the journal of the

Faculty of Homeopathy The Faculty of Homeopathy was formed in 1944 from the British Homeopathic Society (founded in 1844). It was incorporated by the Faculty of Homeopathy Act 1950, which confers an educational function on the Faculty. The Faculty promotes the developm ...

. Nonetheless, he is a skeptic about much of alternative medicine. Although a Fellow of the Faculty of Homeopathy who advises that a great many patients have found benefit from homeopathy, Campbell considers that its claimed benefits may be due to the

placebo A placebo ( ) is a substance or treatment which is designed to have no therapeutic value. Common placebos include inert tablets (like sugar pills), inert injections (like saline), sham surgery, and other procedures. In general, placebos can af ...

response and other factors unconnected with the medicines themselves,Homeopathy in Perspective
, Anthony Campbell. Accessed 2007-03-24 such as the consultation acting as a form of psychotherapy with a sympathetic listener. He is regularly quoted in discussions of homeopathy as a practitioner and skeptic. His books on acupuncture are recommended as appropriate reading material for newly trained members of The British Medical Acupuncture Society.The British Medical Acupuncture Society - Reading List

Bibliography

* The Sacred Malady (fiction). ''Chatto & Windus'' (1967) * Seven States of Consciousness. ''Victor Gollancz'' (1973); ''HarperCollins'' (1973). * The Mechanics of Enlightenment. ''Victor Gollancz'' (1975). * The Two Faces of Homoeopathy. ''Robert Hale'' (1984). * Acupuncture: The Modern Scientific Approach. ''Faber'' (1987). * Getting the Best for your Bad Back. ''Sheldon'' (1992). * Natural Selection vs Natural Medicine. ''Online Originals'' London (1997). * Acupuncture in Practice: Beyond points and meridians. ''Butterworth-Heinemann'' (2001). * Back: Your 100 questions answered. ''Newleaf'' (2001) * Beating Back Pain. ''Mitchell Beazley'' (2004) * Homeopathy in perspective. ''Lulu Enterprises'' (2008) * Totality Beliefs and the Religious Imagination. ''Lulu Enterprises'' (2008)

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