The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Accommodating Pluralism - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1589010167 ISBN 13 : 9781589010161

Editeur : Georgetown University Press, 2004

Synopsis

At the center of the debate over complementary and alternative medicine-from acupuncture and chiropractic treatments to homeopathy and nutritional supplements--is how to scientifically measure the effectiveness of a particular treatment. Fourteen scholars from the fields of medicine, philosophy, sociology, and cultural and folklore studies examine that debate, and the clash between growing public support and the often hostile stance of clinicians and medical researchers.

Proponents and critics have different methodologies and standards of evidence--raising the question of how much pluralism is acceptable in a medical context--particularly in light of differing worldviews and the struggle to define medicine in the modern world. The contributors address both the methodological problems of assessment and the conflicting cultural perspectives at work in a patient's choice of treatment. Sympathetic to CAM, the contributors nonetheless offer careful critiques of its claims, and suggest a variety of ways it can be taken seriously, yet subject to careful scrutiny.

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À propos de l'auteur

Daniel Callahan is director of international programs at The Hastings Center and senior fellow at the Harvard Medical School. His many books include False Hopes and The Troubled Dream of Life: In Search of a Peaceful Death.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Georgetown University Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1589010167
• ISBN 13: 9781589010161
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Éditeur: Callahan Daniel
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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