Description
Book SynopsisChronicles the transformation of the holistic health movement as it increasingly influences the delivery of health care in America. The author describes the battle for legitimacy by alternative therapeutic practitioners, and the increasing interest by the biomedical profession in the possibilities of a complementary and integrative medical system.
Trade ReviewA comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in the U.S., as well as a sharp analysis of how CAM is changing as it enters the mainstream of biomedicine. -- David J. Hess, author of Evaluating Alternative Cancer Therapies
Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Rise of the Holistic Health/New Ageism as a Popular Movement Chapter 2: The Growing Interest of Biomedical Physicians and Nurses in Alternative Medicine Chapter 3: Legitimizing Heterodox Medical Systems: Chiropractic, Naturopathy, and Acupuncture Chapter 4: The Drive for Professionalization: Homeopathy, Herbalism, Bodywork, Body/Mind Therapy, Psychic and Spiritual Healers, Lay Midwifery Chapter 5: The Growing Interest of Governmental and Insurance Companies in Alternative Medicine Chapter 6: Deconstructing Andrew Weil and Deepak Chopra: Coopting a Popular Health Movement Chapter 7: Impediments and Possibilities for an Authentic Holistic Health System
