Orthodox And Alternative Medicine

Author : Mike Saks
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1412901537

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`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.

Author : Ursula Sharma
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0415047943

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Complementary Medicine Today by Ursula Sharma Pdf

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.

Author : Dr. Peter Johnston
Publisher : BalboaPress
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1452507767

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The Eagle's Way by Dr. Peter Johnston Pdf

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.

Author : Karen Bradstreet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Alternative medicine
ISBN : 1865140104

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Natural Medicine Vs. Orthodox Medicine by Karen Bradstreet Pdf

Author : Charles Vincent,Adrian Furnham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1997-07-07
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 0471966452

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Complementary Medicine by Charles Vincent,Adrian Furnham Pdf

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.

Author : Roberta Bivins
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780191613821

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Alternative Medicine? by Roberta Bivins Pdf

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.

Author : Sarah Cant,Ursula Sharma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : STANFORD:36105020166943

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Complementary and Alternative Medicines by Sarah Cant,Ursula Sharma Pdf

This text is concerned with knowledge and how it is generated within complementary therapies: what kind of authority can be accorded to such knowledge; the nature of research agendas; and what ideas and skills are central to training and how they are transmitted.

Author : Sarah Cant,Ursula Sharma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-11-23
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781135364014

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A New Medical Pluralism by Sarah Cant,Ursula Sharma Pdf

This comparative text examines the rise of non-orthodox medicine and theorizes the changing nature of health care in modern societies. It engages with sociological debates on modernity and postmodernity, anthropological work.

Author : Philip Tovey,Gary Easthope,Jon Adams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-14
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781135545079

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Mainstreaming Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Philip Tovey,Gary Easthope,Jon Adams Pdf

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.

Author : Roger Cooter,Rémi Piet
Publisher : Springer
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1988-11-24
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781349196067

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Studies In The History Of Alternative Medicine by Roger Cooter,Rémi Piet Pdf

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.

Author : Julie Stone,Joan Matthews
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : 0198259719

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Complementary Medicine and the Law by Julie Stone,Joan Matthews Pdf

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.

Author : Tom Heller
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Alternative medicine
ISBN : 041535160X

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Perspectives on Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Tom Heller Pdf

This book explores the challenging issues associated with CAM in the context of the social, political and cultural influences that shape people's health.

Author : Malcolm Clark,Terry Robson
Publisher : Melbourne Univ. Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Alternative medicine
ISBN : 0522852106

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What's the Alternative? by Malcolm Clark,Terry Robson Pdf

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.

Author : Amanda Jackson-Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Alternative medicine
ISBN : 190293203X

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What is the Alternative? by Amanda Jackson-Russell Pdf

Since the 1960s there has been growing recognition of orthodox medicine's limitations. This survey of numerous complementary and alternative therapies provides the reader with a practical view of each individual treatment, and also investigates training standards and practitioners.

Author : Kevin Dew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781000376937

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Kevin Dew Pdf

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.