Mosby's complementary and alternative medicine: a research-based approach

Providing a comprehensive overview, this text includes practical, clinically relevant coverage of complementary and alternative medicine, with commentary by well-known experts, descriptions of recent medical advances, case studies, and the history and philosophy of each discipline, along with indications, contraindications, practical application, and clinical trials for each topic. Research is critically reviewed, with examples of exceptional and flawed studies. You'll gain an understanding of the most commonly used alternative therapies, as well as those most likely to be integrated with conventional medical treatment. INDICE: PART ONE: Mind-Body Integration1: Physiologic Pathways of Mind-Body Medicine2: Research on Mind-Body Effects3: Psychoneuroimmunology and Conditioning of Immune Functioning4: How Relationships and Life Events Affect Health:Human StudiesPART TWO: Mind-Body Interventions5: Relaxation Therapy6: Meditation 7: Biofeedback 8: Hypnosis9: ImageryPART THREE: Alternative Professionals10: Chiropractic11: Acupuncture12: Homeopathy: Like Cures Like13: Massage Therapy14: AromatherapyPART FOUR: Complementary Self-Help Strategies15: Herbs as Medical Intervention 16: Exercise as an Alternative TherapyPART FIVE: Energeticsand Spirituality17: Spirituality and Healing18: Therapeutic Touch: Healing with Energy19: Reiki: An Ancient Therapy in Modern Times by Jeanette Plodek NEW!20: Measurement of the Human Biofield by Beverly Rubik NEW! 21: The Future ofEthnomedicine by Stanley Krippner NEW!Appendix A: Answers to Multiple Choice and Matching QuestionsAppendix B: Organizations and AssociationsAppendix C: Internet Resources

• ISBN: 978-0-323-05346-4
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 640
• Fecha Publicación: 17/07/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés