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Mosby's complementary & alternative medicine : a research-based approach
- Title
- Mosby's complementary & alternative medicine : a research-based approach / Lyn Freeman.
- Author
- Freeman, Lynda W.
- Publication
- St. Louis, Mo. : Mosby Elsevier, [2009], ©2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | R733 .F73 2009 Q | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxiii, 608 pages : illustrations
- Summary
- "Providing a broad, research-based overview, this text covers complementary and alternative medicine with a focus on clinical application, healing methods, case studies, the latest medical advances, interviews with well-known experts, and the history and philosophy of each discipline. 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."--BOOK JACKET.
- Alternative Title
- Complementary & alternative medicine
- Mosby's complementary and alternative medicine
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Pt. 1. Mind-Body Integration -- 1. Physiologic Pathways of Mind-Body Communication -- 2. Research on Mind-Body Effects -- 3. Psychoneuroimmunology and Conditioning of Immune Function -- 4. How Relationships and Life Events Affect Health: Human Studies -- Pt. 2. Mind-Body Interventions -- 5. Relaxation Therapy -- 6. Meditation -- 7. Biofeedback / Frank Andrasik and Amanda O. Lords -- 8. Hypnosis -- 9. Imagery -- Pt. 3. Alternative Professionals -- 10. Chiropractic -- 11. Acupuncture -- 12. Homeopathy: Like Cures Like -- 13. Massage Therapy -- 14. Aromatherapy / Jane Buckle -- Pt. 4. Complementary Self-Help Strategies -- 15. Herbs as Medical Intervention -- 16. Exercise as an Alternative Therapy -- Pt. 5. Energetics and Spirituality -- 17. Spirituality and Healing -- 18. Therapeutic Touch: Healing with Energy -- 19. Reiki: An Ancient Therapy in Modern Times / Jeanette Plodek -- 20. Measurement of the Human Biofield and Other Energetic Instruments / Beverly Rubik -- 21. The Future of Ethnomedicine / Stanley Krippner -- A. Answers to Multiple-Choice and Matching Questions -- B. Organizations and Associations.
- ISBN
- 9780323053464
- 0323053467
- LCCN
- 2008921798
- OCLC
- ocn233831222
- 233831222
- SCSB-5424915
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries