Integrative health care : complementary and alternative therapies for the whole person /
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| Author / Creator: | Sierpina, Victor S., 1949- |
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| Imprint: | Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, c2001. |
| Description: | xxiv, 396 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4493550 |
Table of Contents:
- Section I. Introduction
- Chapter 1. What is Integrative Health Care?
- Definition of Terms: Complementary, Alternative, Integrative--What's What?
- Use of Alternative Therapies: A Changing World, a Changing Culture
- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Gathering Evidence
- View of Alternative Therapies: Quacks, Quack-Busters, and Skeptics
- Why the Popularity of Alternative and Integrative Approaches to Health Care?
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2. How to Talk to Patients about Integrative Health Care
- Ask, Don't Tell
- Be Willing to Listen and Learn
- Communicate and Collaborate
- Diagnose
- Explain and Explore
- Conclusion
- Section II. Using Integrative Health Care in Your Own Life
- Chapter 3. Being Well, Being A Role Model
- What Is Wellness?
- The Personal Self-Care Plan
- Developing a Self-Care Plan
- How to Get Started
- Motivating Yourself
- Conclusion
- Appendix. Self-Care Plans
- Chapter 4. Mind, Body, and Now ... Spirit
- A Case of Faith
- Evidence for the Benefit of Spirituality in Health
- Life and Death--The Call for Meaning and Spiritual Solutions
- Taking a Spiritual History
- Deep Calls to Deep--A Path to Truth
- Conclusion
- Section III. Using Integrative Health Care in Your Practice
- Chapter 5. Patient-Centered and Relationship-Centered Care
- Humility
- Practitioner-Centered Care
- Patient-Centered Care
- Relationship-Centered Care
- Practitioner-Patient Care: Presence and the Therapeutic Relationship
- Practitioner-Community Care
- Practitioner-Practitioner Relationships: Collaboration and Referral
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6. The Role of Mid-Level Practitioners
- Integrating Mid-Level Practitioners
- Physician Assistants
- Nurse Practitioners
- Chapter 7. Reimbursement, Liability, and Other Practice Issues
- Reimbursement Issues
- Liability Issues
- Sale of Products to Patients
- Practices Associated with a Hospital or Other Organization
- Chapter 8. Continuing Education in Integrative Health Care
- Reading
- Courses
- Conferences
- Electronic Resources
- Special Skills Training
- Choosing the Therapies to Study
- Section IV. Specific Therapies
- Chapter 9. Alternative Systems of Care
- Ayurveda
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Native American Healing
- Curanderismo
- Homeopathy
- Naturopathy
- Other Alternative Systems of Care
- Conclusion
- Chapter 10. Herbals
- Aloe
- Bilberry
- Black Cohosh
- Cat's Claw
- Cayenne
- Chamomile
- Cranberry
- Dong Quai
- Echinacea
- Ephedra
- Evening Primrose Oil
- Feverfew
- Garlic
- Ginger
- Ginkgo
- Ginseng
- Goldenseal
- Grape Seed Extract
- Hawthorn
- Horse Chestnut
- Kava
- Milk Thistle
- Peppermint Oil
- Saw Palmetto
- St. John's Wort
- Tea Tree Oil
- Valerian
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Diet and Nutrition
- We Aren't Exactly Starving Down Here
- General Recommendations about Diets
- Chapter 12. Nutriceuticals
- Definition
- Amino Acids
- Enzymes
- Essential Fatty Acids
- Minerals
- Vitamins
- Chapter 13. Pharmacological and Biological Treatments
- Chelation Therapy
- Chondroitin Sulfate
- DHEA
- Glandulars
- Glucosamine Sulfate
- Melatonin
- Probiotics
- Shark Cartilage
- Other Therapies
- Chapter 14. Bioelectromagnetic Therapies
- Bioenergetic Medicine
- Reiki
- Magnetic Field Therapy
- Healing Touch
- Therapeutic Touch
- Conclusion
- Chapter 15. Mind-Body Medicine
- Stress and Physiology
- Psychoneuroimmunology
- The Relaxation Response
- Other Mind-Body Approaches
- Conclusion
- Chapter 16. Hands-on Healing Techniques
- Chiropractic
- Massage Therapy
- Postural and Structural Re-education Therapies
- Osteopathic Medicine
- Section V. Integrative Care of Specific Health Problems
- Chapter 17. Anxiety and Depression
- Case Example: Anxiety
- Case Example: Depression
- Chapter 18. Arthritis
- Case Example: Osteoarthritis
- Chapter 19. Asthma
- Case Example: Asthma
- Chapter 20. Cancer
- Prevention First
- Cancer Care
- Case Example: Breast Cancer
- Conclusion
- Chapter 21. Coronary Artery Disease and Congestive Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Chapter 22. Diabetes
- Case Example: Type 2 (Adult-Onset) Diabetes Mellitus
- Conclusion
- Chapter 23. Gastrointestinal Problems
- Case Example: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Case Example: Chronic Hepatitis C
- Case Example: Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Chapter 24. Headache
- Migraine
- Tension Headache
- Chapter 25. Hypercholesterolemia
- Case Example: Hypercholesterolemia
- Chapter 26. Hypertension
- Case Example: Hypertension
- Conclusion
- Chapter 27. Musculoskeletal Problems
- Case Example: Acute Ankle Sprain
- Case Example: Chronic Low Back Pain
- Chapter 28. Upper Respiratory Infections
- The Influence of Stress
- Other Factors
- Case Example: Upper Respiratory Infection
- Chapter 29. Urinary Tract Infections
- Case Example: Cystitis
- Appendix Tools And Resources
- References
- Index
