Alternative Medicine A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities / [electronic resource] :
by Edzard Ernst.
- 2nd ed. 2022.
- XVII, 401 p. 1035 illus., 1031 illus. in color. online resource.
- Copernicus Books , Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World, 2731-8990 .
- Copernicus Books , Sparking Curiosity and Explaining the World, .
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.
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. .
9783031107108
Medical sciences. Alternative medicine. Clinical health psychology. Bioethics. Medical economics. Health Sciences. Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Health Psychology. Bioethics. Health Economics.