Mosby's Complementary Alternative Medicine: A Research-Based Approach

Table of contents

• Mosby's Complementary & Alternative Medicine a Research-Based Approach *
• Mosby's Complementary & Alternative Medicine a Research-Based Approach *
• Contributors v
• Reviewers vi
• Foreword ix
• Preface to the Instructor xi
• Preface to the Student xvi
• Table of Contents xvii
• Simplified Table of Contents *
• Mosby's Complementary & Alternative Medicine a Research-Based Approach *
• Unit One - Mind-Body Integration *
• 1 - Physiologic Pathways of Mind-Body Communication 2
• 2 - Research on Mind-Body Effects 34
• 3 - Psychoneuroimmunology and Conditioning of Immune Function 66
• 4 - How Relationships and Life Events Affect Health: Human Studies 95
• Unit Two - Mind-Body Interventions *
• 5 - Relaxation Therapy 138
• 6 - Meditation 166
• 7 - Biofeedback 196
• 8 - Hypnosis 225
• 9 - Imagery 260
• Unit Three - Alternative Professionals *
• 10 - Chiropractic 286
• 11 - Acupuncture 311
• 12 - Homeopathy: like Cures Like 345
• 13 - Massage Therapy 361
• Unit Four - Complementary Self-Help Strategies *
• 14 - Herbs as Medical Intervention 388
• 15 - Exercise as an Alternative Therapy 424
• Unit Five - Energetics and Spirituality *
• 16 - Electromagnetic Medicine 456
• 17 - Spiritual Medicine 473
• 18 - Therapeutic Touch: Healing with Energy 493
• Appendix A - Program Research Evaluation: Methods and Statistical Overview 507
• Appendix B - Answers to Multiple Choice and Matching Questions 511
• Appendix C - Additional Web Sites 512
• Appendix D - Organizations 513
• Index 515

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