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Book Synopsis Orthodox and Alternative Medicine by : Mike Saks
Download or read book Orthodox and Alternative Medicine written by Mike Saks and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `There's no book like it. It's Saks' subject and he's good' - Roy Porter This fascinating book explores the changing relationship between orthodox and alternative medicine in Britain and the United States from the sixteenth century to the present day. Mike Saks sees the development of orthodox and alternative medicine as two sides of the same coin and his analysis centers on the role of professionalization in health care. In the sixteenth century, the line between orthodox and alternative medicine was blurred. By the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the increasing professionalization of orthodox bio-medicine had marginalized medical alternatives. In recent years, following the growth of a strong counter-culture in the 1960s and 1970s, perceptions of the relationship between the two forms of practice have begun to change again. The de-professionalization of orthodox medicine is being debated, while ironically, alternative medicine has become increasingly professionalized. Mike Saks considers the political dynamics of the process of professionalization, and looks at the dilemmas posed for both medical orthodoxy and alternative medicine in the development of a more integrated health care system in Britain and the United States in the future.
Book Synopsis The Eagle's Way by : Dr. Peter Johnston
Download or read book The Eagle's Way written by Dr. Peter Johnston and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Eagle’s Way: The Importance of Love in Healthcare, the author, a general practitioner, looks back at the changes he has seen over fifty years of study and practice of medicine. Remarkable advances in medicine and surgery have been accompanied by the growth of alternative medicine. He sees the emergence of holistic/integrative medicine as an important development in the evolution of healthcare. In this guide, he explores the principles and philosophies of alternative medicine and its complementary relationship with traditional medicine. The underlying principle of orthodox medicine is fighting disease; in contrast, the underlying principle of alternative medicine is embracing disease, an approach consistent with the new paradigm of unity. Both principles are varied yet powerful. He believes that maintenance of scientific standards dictates that most alternative therapies will remain outside the parameters of orthodox medicine but will be complementary to it. Conventional medicine is intellectual, sensory, head-based, and extraverted in its approach, whereas alternative medicine, especially the new psychotherapies, tends to be intuitive, heartbased, and introverted. The latter tends to go with the flow rather than have set standards of treatment. Practitioners of holistic and integrative medicine using both systems are often viewed as the healers of the future. While both systems can offer help to the patient, the most powerful force in healing remains unconditional love in the form of nonjudgmental respect, care, trust, and compassion. Dr. Johnston presents this as the central core of holistic and integrative medicine in The Eagle’s Way.
Book Synopsis Complementary Medicine Today by : Ursula Sharma
Download or read book Complementary Medicine Today written by Ursula Sharma and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complementary Medicine Todayprovides an examination of current British medical practice and demonstrates the ways in which the social sciences can clarify some of the practical, political, and ethical issues raised by alternative health care.
Book Synopsis Natural Medicine Vs. Orthodox Medicine by : Karen Bradstreet
Download or read book Natural Medicine Vs. Orthodox Medicine written by Karen Bradstreet and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Orthodox Medicine Versus Alternative Medicine in the Management of Psychiatric Patients by : Henry Uzo Isichei
Download or read book Orthodox Medicine Versus Alternative Medicine in the Management of Psychiatric Patients written by Henry Uzo Isichei and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Paradigm Shift and the Use of Science in Orthodox and Alternative Medicine by : Margaret Ellen Whitelegg
Download or read book Paradigm Shift and the Use of Science in Orthodox and Alternative Medicine written by Margaret Ellen Whitelegg and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis What's the Alternative? by : Malcolm Clark
Download or read book What's the Alternative? written by Malcolm Clark and published by Melbourne Univ. Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever visited a doctor and thought there might be an alternative treatment for your ailment? Or spoken to a naturopath and wondered if a doctor also had an answer? What's the Alternative? delivers sound advice on common complaints from both perspectives: orthodox and complementary medicine. This blend of therapies is the new approach to the practice of medicine. While orthodox medicine provides targeted, effective treatment for many health problems, more and more people are realising that medical treatment should be a holistic process incorporating lifestyle, diet and complementary therapies. Expanding on the popular Sunday Age column of the same name, experienced health professionals General Practitioner Dr Malcolm Clark and Naturopath Terry Robson outline their approaches to more than 80 ailments, including: backache, eczema, high cholesterol, indigestion, period pain, stress and children's ailments. Their easy-to-use guide provides a useful, integrated and balanced perspective to help you make informed decisions about your health care.
Book Synopsis Complementary Medicine by : Charles Vincent
Download or read book Complementary Medicine written by Charles Vincent and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-07-07 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a balanced and even-handed review of the evidence and assesses the claims of both advocates and critics of complementary medicine. It draws the empirical literature together and examines the effectiveness of complementary medicine for both patients and practitioners by providing an overview of the major alternative therapies, together with their methods and philosophies; explaining the appeal of complementary medicine to patients; investigating its relationship with the medical profession; analysing methods of evaluation and the role of placebo effects; reviewing the evidence for each of the major therapies; and seeking out a research agenda for the future.
Book Synopsis Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries by : Dean T. Jamison
Download or read book Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries written by Dean T. Jamison and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006-04-02 with total page 1449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on careful analysis of burden of disease and the costs ofinterventions, this second edition of 'Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries, 2nd edition' highlights achievable priorities; measures progresstoward providing efficient, equitable care; promotes cost-effectiveinterventions to targeted populations; and encourages integrated effortsto optimize health. Nearly 500 experts - scientists, epidemiologists, health economists,academicians, and public health practitioners - from around the worldcontributed to the data sources and methodologies, and identifiedchallenges and priorities, resulting in this integrated, comprehensivereference volume on the state of health in developing countries.
Book Synopsis Mainstreaming Complementary and Alternative Medicine by : Philip Tovey
Download or read book Mainstreaming Complementary and Alternative Medicine written by Philip Tovey and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stepping back from the immediate demands of policy-making, Mainstreaming Complementary and Alternative Medicine allows a complex and informative picture to emerge of the different social forces at play in the integration of CAM with orthodox medicine. Complementing books that focus solely on practice, it will be relevant reading for all students following health studies or healthcare courses, for medical students and medical and healthcare professionals.
Download or read book Healing Powers written by Fred M. Frohock and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1995-05-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The personal testimony of individuals engaged in healing practices and the opposing voices of orthodox and alternative medicines are the center of Healing Powers. Focusing on medical norms and practices and on competing philosophies of the mind, the body, reality, and rationality across radically different "belief systems", Fred Frohock clarifies the social and legal dilemmas represented by "scientific medicine" and "alternative care." "Frohock goes beyond the often irreconcilable differences between scientific biomedicine and alternative care by clarifying the social and legal dilemmas they present. . . . A noteworthy contribution forcing us to rethink what medical care is all about."—Jeffrey Michael Clare, Journal of the American Medical Association "The book does more and better than simply provide a social-scientific proposal. It also gives not only a hearing but a voice to those who follow alternative therapies. . . . Frohock's accounts of their stories—along with the stories of the medical professionals—are eloquent and fascinating."—Allen Verhey, Medical Humanities Review "Contains a storehouse of valuable information about the historical, philosophical, and psychological bases of alternative approaches to healing."—Marshall B. Kapp, New England Journal of Medicine "Frohock introduces us to the scientific naturopaths and to physicians who believe in the mind's power to heal, to charismatics who believe in but cannot explain their powers, to those who test God and those who merely accept. He writes so well that I felt I had met these people."—Arthur W. Frank, Christian Century
Book Synopsis Alternative Medicine? by : Roberta Bivins
Download or read book Alternative Medicine? written by Roberta Bivins and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-07-22 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk into the local health food shop or pick up today's paper and the chances are that you'll see adverts for acupuncture and herbal medicine, hypnotists and homeopaths. Some doctors and scientists mourn the lost lustre of mainstream medicine and complain about a new breed of 'irrational' consumer. But what exactly is 'alternative' medicine? Is the astonishing popularity of alternative and multicultural medicine really such a recent development? And, given the success story of modern biomedical science, why are alternative and traditional treatments now so fashionable? Has the impersonal chill of high-tech medicine driven consumers into the arms of charismatic quacks? Or is it the cost of western medicine that makes its competitors look so attractive? Do patients seek hope, holism, or just the thrill of rebellion? This book seeks answers to all these questions and more. Comparing the medical systems of China, India, and the west - both mainstream and alternative - Roberta Bivins shows how medical expertise has migrated from one culture to another. From acupuncture in Regency England to homeopathy in the 'Wild West', Bivins unearths the roots of today's distinctions between alternative, complementary, and orthodox medicine, and shows how popular interest in medical alternatives - often of exotic origin - is a phenomenon with a long and fascinating pedigree.
Book Synopsis Complementary and Alternative Medicine by : Kevin Dew
Download or read book Complementary and Alternative Medicine written by Kevin Dew and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complementary and Alternative Medicine is a sociological investigation of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in contemporary society, and an exploration of the forces throughout the globe, across different institutions, and within different therapeutic spaces, that constrain or foster alternative medicine. Drawing on 30 years of research, the book identifies the trends in the use of CAM and explores the scientific, political and social challenges that CAM faces in relation to orthodox medicine. The author examines the varieties of CAM practices and how they manifest in different institutional spaces – including public inquiries, the orthodox medical practitioner’s consulting room, medical journals and the homes of those who use CAM. It also compares unorthodox practices in different geo-political settings, namely the global north and the global south. This book is valuable reading for higher-level undergraduate and postgraduate social science students, including those in psychology, sociology, anthropology, health sciences and related disciplines. It is relevant for courses in medical sociology, medical anthropology and social science and health, and a broader audience interested in contemporary health issues, controversies and alternative medicine.
Book Synopsis Alternative Dictionary Of Symptoms And Cures by : Dr Caroline Shreeve
Download or read book Alternative Dictionary Of Symptoms And Cures written by Dr Caroline Shreeve and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-03-31 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increased health awareness means that more and more people are now looking for alternatives to the treatments offered by conventional medicine. In The Alternative Dictionary of Symptoms and Cures, Dr Caroline Shreeve describes and defines, in clear layman's terms, a wide range of disorders and their possible treaments, both orthodox and alternative. The way in which alternative therapists work and the philosophy underlying the therapies are clearly explained and the opportunities for combining alternative and conventional medicine are also examined, allowing the reader to make informed healthcare decisions. Easy to use with an A-Z of symptoms and conditions and cross-referenced sections on disorders and therapies, The Alternative Dictionary of Symptoms and Cures offers invaluable information and advice for when you or your family are ill.
Book Synopsis Why I Left Orthodox Medicine by : Derrick Lonsdale
Download or read book Why I Left Orthodox Medicine written by Derrick Lonsdale and published by Hampton Roads Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1994 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lonsdale professes that symptom-treating medicine is not as effective as actually treating the causes of disease. He demonstrates the inability of orthodox medicine to provide viable diagnoses and solutions, and shows that nutrition, exercise, and vitamin/mineral therapy can be used as effective preventative measures.
Book Synopsis Studies In The History Of Alternative Medicine by : Roger Cooter
Download or read book Studies In The History Of Alternative Medicine written by Roger Cooter and published by Springer. This book was released on 1988-11-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays focused largely on the 19th century when alternative medicine as opposed to orthodox medicine was not accepted as "professional". Historians in this book explore the dissent which arose in various local and national contexts.
Book Synopsis Complementary Medicine and the Law by : Julie Stone
Download or read book Complementary Medicine and the Law written by Julie Stone and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 1996 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth of complementary medicine over the past decade has been accompanied by calls for greater regulation. To date, discussions on regulation have confined themselves to the parameters set by orthodox medicine, and a result, critical issues which need to be more publicly aired have beenoverlooked. The first book to address this increasingly important topics, Complementary Medicine and the Law is a timely response to this need. The authors explore the way in which the law presently affects the practice of complementary medicine. At the heart of the book is a challenging of thenotion that the legal and regulatory mechanisms which govern orthodox medicine form an appropriate model for the regulation of most complementary therapies. The patient-centred, holistic approach central to the theory and practice of many complementary therapies presents a unique problem for thelaw: the highly individualised, more intuitive, whole-person approach of complementary medicine is not amenable to the quantification and certainty required by the law. The authors argue that only by implementing a more dynamic form of ethics-directed regulation can the consumer be protectedwithout sacrificing the unique contribution that complementary medicine has to make.
