The rise of complementary medicine is one of the most important developments in health over the past three decades. This popular text outlines the history and philosophy behind holistic therapies and examines the role they have to play in contemporary health systems.
The rise of complementary medicine is one of the most important developments in health over the past three decades. This popular text outlines the history and philosophy behind holistic therapies and examines the role they have to play in contemporary health systems.
Vincent Di Stefano has been a practitioner of and educator in osteopathic medicine, naturopathic medicine and acupuncture for over four decades. He has lectured extensively in the history and philosophy of medicine, western herbal medicine, osteopathy, and anatomy in a number of tertiary institutions. During the 1980s, he served as founding editor of the first peer-reviewed journal of natural medicine in Australia.
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Introduction: Seeds for a future medicine Part One: The origins 1: Beginnings: Deep roots broad branches 2: Middle times - the gathering light 3: Into modernity: The temple of promise Part Two: Principles 4: Pointing to the moon: Promise gained or promise lost? 5: Holism and reductionism in medicine: Reconciling the opposites 6: The healing relationship: Reflections on the clinical encounter 7: The therapeutic aims of holistic medicine: Restoring the body empowering the mind 8: Turning the medicine wheel: Between paradigms 9: Ways of knowing: Confirming the foundations 10: Through a glass darkly: Approaching renewal References
Introduction: Seeds for a future medicine Part One: The origins 1: Beginnings: Deep roots broad branches 2: Middle times - the gathering light 3: Into modernity: The temple of promise Part Two: Principles 4: Pointing to the moon: Promise gained or promise lost? 5: Holism and reductionism in medicine: Reconciling the opposites 6: The healing relationship: Reflections on the clinical encounter 7: The therapeutic aims of holistic medicine: Restoring the body empowering the mind 8: Turning the medicine wheel: Between paradigms 9: Ways of knowing: Confirming the foundations 10: Through a glass darkly: Approaching renewal References
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