Presents a theory of comfort for nurses. This book analyzes the concept of comfort; describes its physical, psychospiritual, environmental, and sociocultural components; evaluates its meaning in different contexts in which health care occurs; and describes how it can be measured. It is useful for clinicians, researchers, educators, and students.
Since the end of World War II, Navajo healing traditions have slowly been integrated into the Western medical institutions that serve the Dine. Focusing on the post-World War II period, Davies's detailed study begins where Robert Trennert's 'White Man's Medicine' (1998), the only other general history of Western medicine among the Navajo, ends. ......
Examines the nature of somatic awareness and evaluates its clinical utility. Integrating holistic and traditional health care considerations, chapters describe how mental health medical practioners can help patients harness "the placebo effect" and other inner resources for healing.
The book is written from the perspective of clinicians who practice in both traditional and alternative medicine. The book covers the major areas in CAM, including herbal medicine and nutrients, acupuncture, meditative therapies, and yoga.
What the Evidence Says About Unconventional Treatments
Scrutinizes the claims of alternative medicine. This book uses scientific and rational criteria, and reviews evidence for therapeutic claims, critique published studies, present research, and discuss the methods and principles of valid research. It covers topics including the origins of alternative medicine and trends.
Is it possible, the author asks, that bacteria can contribute to the many other known causes of cancer? In this book, he takes us into the world of alternative cancer researchers, and examines their claims - that bacterial vaccines have led to some dramatic cases of long-term cancer remission.
`[An] excellent book... an important source of learning, bringing clarity and insight into often isolated areas' - Counselling in Medical Settings (CMS) Journal `Glyn Hudson-Allez's book is very well researched and clearly written... time-limited therapy is an effective and professional means of offering practical help and the book is highly ......
Documents the work of alternative cancer researchers--which, the author charges, has been ignored or suppressed by the medical establishment--on a possible link between bacteria and cancer and on alternative treatments for the disease. UP.
`[An] excellent book... an important source of learning, bringing clarity and insight into often isolated areas' - Counselling in Medical Settings (CMS) Journal `Glyn Hudson-Allez's book is very well researched and clearly written... time-limited therapy is an effective and professional means of offering practical help and the book is highly ......
