Alternative Medicine

A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities
2. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-10709-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 401 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 633 g

Reihe: Copernicus Books

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. 

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ernst, Edzard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Gesundheitsökonomie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizin, Gesundheit: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Komplementäre Medizin, Asiatische Medizin (TCM), Heilpraktiker
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Gesundheitspsychologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Edzard Ernst has researched all aspects of alternative medicine for 25 years. He and his team have published well over 1000 peer-reviewed papers and many books on the subject, including (2018) and (2016) with Springer. His work has been awarded more than a dozen prizes, including the John Maddox Prize 2016. He retired about six years ago and is an emeritus professor at the University of Exeter. He continues to play an active role in the public debate on alternative medicine.