Alternative Therapies
Expanding Options in Health Care| By: | Rena Gordon, PhD |
| Publisher: | Springer Publishing LLC |
| Print ISBN: | 9780826111647 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780826117298 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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In this volume, an interdisciplinary team of scholars and social scientists address the reasons and ramifications of the increasing utilization of alternative and complementary medicine. The book provides a scholarly and theoretical discussion of salient issues within this new field. Topics discussed include:
- the changing medical market place
- political and legal aspects of practice
- influential cultural factors
- clinical and educational issues
- and much more
The many case examples and vignettes that appear throughout the text illustrate how alternative health care relates to everyday life. The book serves as a primer for an array of health professionals and students as well as provides new insights to those familiar with alternative health practices.