Alternative Medicine : A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities / by Edzard Ernst.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ernst, E. (Edzard), author.

Series:

Copernicus Books, Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World, 2731-8990

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical sciences.

Alternative medicine.

Clinical health psychology.

Bioethics.

Medical economics.

Health Sciences.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Health Psychology.

Health Economics.

Local Subjects:

Health Sciences.

Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

Health Psychology.

Bioethics.

Health Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (408 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.

Summary:

Alternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’ pockets. Consumers are bombarded with misleading and false information on AM and therefore prone to making wrong, unwise, or dangerous therapeutic decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money. This book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of AM. This second edition includes over 50 additional treatments as well as updates on many others. .

Contents:

Introduction

Why Evidence

The Attractiveness of Alternative Medicine

The Unattractiveness of Alternative Medicine

Ethical Problems in Alternative Medicine

Other Issues

Diagnostic Techniques

Medicines and Oral Treatments

Physical Therapies

Other Therapies

Umbrella Terms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Ernst, Edzard Alternative Medicine

ISBN:

9783031107108

OCLC:

1353610037