Vincent Di Stefano

Holism and Complementary Medicine (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This is an accessible and informative guide to the origins and core principals of natural therapies. The return to holistic therapies and complementary medicines is one of the most important developments in healthcare over the past two decades. With alternative preventative medicine being taken ever more seriously by conventional health practitioners, and the increasing popularity of natural and complementary therapies, it is becoming clear that a holistic approach will be integral to the future of health care. "Holism and Complementary Medicine" offers a systematic overview of traditional healing practices, the development of the Western biomedical model, and the holistic philosophy which is the basis of all complementary and alternative practices in the Western world. This volume explores the differences between the holistic and conventional medical traditions, acknowledging the strengths of both systems. It also addresses the key issues of complementary practice, and examines the role holistic principles have to play in today's health system.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Allen & Unwin
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781741761269
• Artikelnr.: 37940817

Autorenporträt

Vincent Di Stefano is a practitioner in osteopathy and western herbal medicine, with a practice in Melbourne. He has qualifications in gerontology, acupuncture and naturopathy as well as a Masters in health sciences. He has lectured extensively and private colleges and is currently lecturing at Victoria University. He regularly contributes to a number of journals, conferences and professional associations.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The making of a new medicine
Part One
1: Antiquity - the early origins of medicine
2: Middle times - the gathering light
3: Modernity and beyond - the temple of power
Part Two
4: Holism and reductionism in medicine - reconciling the opposites
5: The healing relationship - reflections on the clinical encounter
6: The therapeutic aims of holistic medicine - restoring the body,
empowering the mind
7: Turning the medicine wheel - between paradigms
8: Firming the foundations - ways of knowing
9: Completing the circle - voices of reneweal
Glossary
References