Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

by Jonas, Wayne B.; Levin, Jeffrey S.

• ISBN13: 9780683306743
• ISBN10: 068330674X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Summary

National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. Comprehensive textbook, for physicians, about the foundations of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and the safety of CAM products and practices. Overviews nearly two dozen CAM systems. Halftone illustrations. Extensive references. Softcover. Added to Brandon-Hill Medical List in April 2001. DNLM: Alternative Medicine.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii	(4)
Preface	xi	(2)
Acknowledgments	xiii	(2)
Contributors	xv
PART I. THE SOCIAL AND SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE	1	(88)
Introduction: Models of Medicine and Healing	1	(15)
Wayne B. Jonas
Jeffrey S. Levin
1. The History of Complementary and Alternative Medicine	16	(15)
James C. Whorton
2. The Physician and Complementary and Alternative Medicine	31	(15)
Ronald A. Chez
Wayne B. Jonas
David Eisenberg
3. Ethics at the Interface of Conventional and Complementary Medicine	46	(11)
Howard Brody
Janis M. Rygwelski
Michael D. Fetters
4. Evaluating Complementary and Alternative Medicine: The Balance of Rigor and Relevance	57	(15)
Klaus Linde
Wayne B. Jonas
5. How to Practice Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine	72	(17)
Wayne B. Jonas
Klaus Linde
Harald Walach
PART II. THE SAFETY OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE PRODUCTS AND PRACTICES	89	(92)
Introduction: Evaluating the Safety of Complementary and Alternative Products and Practices	89	(19)
Wayne B. Jonas
Edzard Ernst
6. The Safety of Herbal Products	108	(40)
Peter A.G.M. De Smet
7. The Safety of Nonherbal Complementary Products	148	(19)
Peter A.G.M. De Smet
8. The Safety of Homeopathy	167	(5)
Wayne B. Jonas
Edzard Ernst
9. Adverse Effects of Acupuncture	172	(4)
Edzard Ernst
10. Adverse Effects of Spinal Manipulation	176	(5)
Edzard Ernst
PART III: OVERVIEWS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE SYSTEMS	181	(356)
Introduction: Common Aspects of Traditional Healing Systems Across Cultures	181	(19)
Stanley Krippner
11. Ayurvedic Medicine	200	(16)
D. Vasant Lad
12. Traditional Chinese Medicine	216	(17)
Lixing Lao
13. Native American Medicine	233	(19)
Ken "Bear Hawk" Cohen
14. Tibetan Medicine	252	(23)
Vladimir Badmaev
15. Chiropractic Medicine	275	(14)
Dana J. Lawrence
16. Osteopathy	289	(15)
Harold Goodman
17. Naturopathic Medicine	304	(18)
Michael T. Murray
Joseph E. Pizzorno
18. Holistic Nursing	322	(18)
Barbara Dossey
19. Medical Acupuncture	340	(15)
Joseph M. Helms
20. Phytomedicine	355	(14)
Tieraona Low Dog
21. Spiritual Healing	369	(14)
Daniel J. Benor
22. Massage Therapy	383	(9)
Tiffany Field
23. Qigong	392	(18)
Ching-Tse Lee
Ting Lei
24. Biofeedback Therapy	410	(16)
Judith A. Green
Robert Shellenberger
25. Hypnotherapy	426	(18)
Ian Wickramasekera
26. Behavioral Medicine	444	(15)
G. Randolph Schrodt Jr.
Allan Tasman
27. Orthomolecular Medicine and Megavitamin Therapy	459	(13)
Alan R. Gaby
28. Homeopathy	472	(18)
Edward H. Chapman
29. Nutritional Biotherapy	490	(32)
Keith I. Block
30. Meditation and Mindfulness	522	(15)
Michael J. Baime
Appendix A. Organizations and Suggested Readings	537	(8)
Appendix B. Indications and Precautions Chart with Clinical Trials	545	(30)
Appendix C. Appellations	575	(1)
Appendix D. Glossary	576	(9)
Index	585