Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 5th Edition

• An evidence-based approach focuses on treatments best supported by clinical trials and scientific evidence.
• Coverage of CAM therapies and systems includes those most commonly encountered or growing in popularity, so you carefully evaluate each treatment.
• Global coverage includes discussions of traditional healing arts from Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
• Longevity in the market makes this a classic, trusted text.
• Expert contributors include well-known writers such as Kevin Ergil, Patch Adams, Joseph Pizzorno, Victor Sierpina, and Marc Micozzi himself.
• Suggested readings and references in each chapter list the best resources for further research and study.

• NEW! Updated chapters feature new content and topics, including: challenges in integrative medicine, legal issues, CAM in the community, psychometric evaluation, placebo effect, stress management, and much more!

• NEW! Updated guides on common herbal remedies in clinical practice, East and Southeast Asia, and native North and South America deliver the latest information.

• NEW! Revised chapters with new contributors offer fresh perspectives on these important and relevant topics.

• EXPANDED! Basic science content and new theory and research studies cover a wide range of sciences such as biophysics, biology and ecology, ethnomedicine, psychometrics, neurosciences, and systems theory.

• NEW! New and expanded global ethnomedical systems include new content on Shamanism and Neo-Shamanism, Central and North Asia, Southeast Asia, Nepal and Tibet, Hawaii and South Pacific, Alaska and Pacific Northwest, and contemporary global healthcare.

SECTION ONE: FOUNDATIONS 1. Characteristics of Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2. Translation from Conventional Medicine 3. Issues and Challenges in Integrative Medicine 4. Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Community 5. Social and Cultural Factors in Medicine

SECTION TWO: MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT 6. Vitalism 7. Mind-Body Thought and Practice: Great Britain to Early and Late America 8. Neurohumoral Physiology and Psychoneuroimmunology 9. Mind-Body Sciences and the Placebo Effect 10. Mind-Body Therapies, Stress Reduction, and Pyschometrics 11. Prayer, Religion, and Spirituality 12. Creative and Expressive Arts Therapies 13. Humor

SECTION THREE: ENERGETICS, MANUAL HEALING AND YOGA 14. Energy Medicine 15. Biophysics: Electricity, Light, Magnetism, and Sound 16. Principles and Bodywork and Manual Healing 17. Massage, Bodywork, and Touch Therapies 18. Osteopathy 19. Chiropractic 20. Reflexology 21. Yoga

SECTION FOUR: NATURAL AND ALTERNATIVE WESTERN THERAPIES 22. Nature Cure, Naturopathy, and Natural Medicines 23. Contemporary Naturopathic Medicine 24. Ethnobotany and Western Herbalism 25. Aromatherapy and Plant Essential Oils 26. Nutrition, Hydration, and Diet Therapies 27. Ecological Pharmacology: Molecular Biology to Systems Theory

SECTION FIVE: GLOBAL ETHNOMEDICAL SYSTEMS: ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST 28. Traditional Medicine of China and East Asia 29. Classical Acupuncture 30. Traditional Medicine of India: Ayurveda and Siddha 31. Tibetan Medicine 32. Unani Medicine 33. Sufism and Healing in the Middle East

SECTION SIX: GLOBAL ETHONOMEDICAL SYSTEMS: AFRICA, AMERICAS, AND THE PACIFIC 34. Traditional Medicine: Ethnomedicine, Shamanism, and Origins 35. Southeast Asia: Malaysia, Indonesia, Indochina, and Vietnam 36. Blending of Chinese, Ayurvedic, Islamic, and Shamanic Healing: Burma, Thailand, and Nepal 37. Native North American Healing and Herbal Remedies 38. Central and South American Healing and Herbal Remedies 39. Latin American Curanderismo 40. Hawaii, South Pacific and Philippine Islands; Alaska and Pacific Northwest 41. African Healing and Becoming a Traditional Healer 42. Magico-Religious Traditions and Neo-Shamanism 43. Modern Asia, Africa, Americas, and the Pacific