1st Edition
Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Reader
Edited By Geraldine Lee Treweek, Tom Heller, Julie Stone, Hilary MacQueen, Jeanne Katz
Copyright 2005
424 Pages
by
Routledge
424 Pages
by
Routledge
424 Pages
by
Routledge
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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is an emerging and increasingly popular group of treatments, therapies and philosophies of health and wellbeing. It is a fascinating and fast-changing area of social life, which also poses an interesting challenge to current healthcare delivery and policy making.
This reader presents a lively and engaging collection of classic, controversial and... Read more
SECTION 1 CAM in context, SECTION 2 Users, practitioners and health beliefs: the healing relationship in CAM, SECTION 3 CAM in different settings, SECTION 4 Regulation, professionalisation and education: change and diversity, SECTION 5 Evidence and efficacy, SECTION 6 CAM in practice: diversity, integrations and development
Biography
Edited by Geraldine Lee-Treweek, Tom Heller, Susan Spurr, Hilary MacQueen and Jeanne Katz
'Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine presents a lively and engaging collection of classic, controversial and new contributions on the topic.' - FACT, 2005
