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COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE:
CHALLENGE AND CHANGE

Table of Contents

Preface

Wayne Jonas

Introduction

Merrijoy Kelner and Beverly Wellman

 

 

Section 1 Why CAM Now?

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Chapter 1
Michael S. Goldstein

The Culture of Fitness and the Growth of CAM

Chapter 2
Bonnie B. O' Connor

Conceptions of the Body in CAM

Chapter 3
Adrian Furnham &
Charles Vincent

Reasons for Using CAM

Chapter 4
Merrijoy Kelner

The Therapeutic Relationship Under Fire

 

 

Section 2 Use and Availability of CAM

 

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Chapter 5
John Astin

The Characteristics of CAM Users: A Complex Picture

Chapter 6
Regis Blais

Changes in Characteristics of CAM Users Over Time

Chapter 7
Tom Valente

Social Networks and Mass Media: The Diffusion of CAM

Chapter 8
Beverly Wellman

Partners in Illness: Who Helps When You Are Sick?

 

 

Section 3 Researching CAM

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Chapter 9
Edzard Ernst

Assessing the Evidence Base for CAM

Chapter 10
Bernice Pescosolido

Rethinking Models of Health and Illness Behaviour

Chapter 11
Deborah Glik

Incorporating Symbolic, Experiential and Social Realities into Effectiveness Research on CAM

 

 

Section 4 The Future of CAM

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Chapter 12
Ursula Sharma

Medical Pluralism and the Future of CAM

Chapter 13
Mike Saks

Professionalization, Politics and CAM

Chapter 14
Allan Best &
Deborah Glik

Research as a Tool for Integrative Health Services Reform