Table of Contents

Section One: Foundations of Complementary and Integrative Medicine 1. Characteristics of CIM 2. Translation from Conventional Medicine 3. Issues in Integrative Medicine - New! Section Two: Contexts for Complementary and Integrative Medicine 4. Social and Cultural Factors 5. Vitalism 6. Integrated Medical Model 7. Global Dimensions Section Three: Alternative Medical Therapies 8. Homeopathy 9. Manual Therapies 10. Chiropractic - New! 11. Herbal Medicine - New! a. Appendix: Common Herbs in Clinical Practice b. Appendix: Native American Herbs - New! 12. Aromatherapy 13. Naturopathic Medicine 14. Nutrition - New! Part Four: Complementary Medical Modalities 15. Neurohumoral Physiology and Psychoneuroimmunology 16. Mind Body Modalities 17. Energetic Healing - New! 18. Biophysical Devices and Modalities 19. Arts Therapy 20. Humor Section Five: Traditional Ethnomedical Systems 21. Chinese Medicine 22. Qi Gong - New! 23. Shiatsu - New! 24. Tibetan Medicine - New! 25. Traditional Ayurveda 26. Yoga - New! 27. Maharishi Ayurveda 28. Sufism and Rapid Healing 29. Native American Healing 30. Latin American Curanderismo 31. Southern African Healing and Professionalization Considerations

Reviews

Full of fascinating and useful information.

Clive Salzer. Complementary Medicine, July/August 2006