Complementary and Alternative Medicine
An Illustrated Colour Text
Published on 8. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
94 pages
978-0-443-07374-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is a short, illustrated introductory text on the basics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM), written primarily from the perspective of what medical students need to know and understand about this subject. It will explore what CAM is and why it's popular with patients, what are the principal therapies, their appropriate use for treating common diseases, and how CAM can be integrated into everyday general practice.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
<li>medical students; pharmacy students, nursing, physio and other allied health students; </li><li>GPs/family doctors and members of the primary care team</li>
Illustrations
Illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Weight
1000 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-07374-8 (9780443073748)
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Content
Section 1: Introduction to complementary and alternative medicine. What is complementary and alternative medicine? Learning about CAM: reasons, recommendations and strategies. Section 2: Ethics, law and professional issues. Section 3: Conventional perspectives of CAM. Different approaches to understanding illness and health. Different approaches to treating and preventing illness. Safety of complementary and alternative medicines. Finding evidence on CAM. Assessing CAM evidence. Section 4: Users' perspective of CAM. Trends and perceptions. Users sources of information. A personal experience. Section 5: Communication and relationships. History taking and giving advice. Organising care and teamwork. Section 6: Specific CAM therapies. Manual medicine. Osteopathy. Chiropractic. Herbal medicine. Traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Hypnosis. Prayer and faith healing. Acupuncture. Homeopathy. Massage and aromatherapy. Reflexology. Nutritional therapy.