This revised and updated edition of the ABC of Complementary Medicine offers an authoritative introduction to complementary therapies. Taking an independent standpoint, neither promoting nor disparaging complementary therapies, this second edition includes the latest information on efficacy of treatments and provides a new emphasis on patient management. The ABC of Complementary Medicine is an invaluable guide to any doctor who encounters complementary medicine in clinical practice.

This revised and updated edition of the ABC of ComplementaryMedicine offers an authoritative introduction to complementarytherapies.Taking an independent standpoint, neither promoting nor disparagingcomplementary therapies, this second edition includes the latestinformation on efficacy of treatments and provides a new emphasison patient management. The ABC of Complementary Medicine is aninvaluable guide to any doctor who encounters complementarymedicine in clinical practice.

1 What is Complementary Medicine?: Catherine Zollman.2 Users and Practitioners of Complementary Medicine: CatherineZollman, Kate Thomas, and Clare Relton.3 Complementary/Integrated Medicine in Conventional Practice:Catherine Zollman, Jane Wilkinson, Amanda Nadin, and EleanorLines.4 Acupuncture: Catherine Zollman and Andrew Vickers.5 Herbal Medicine: Catherine Zollman and Andrew Vickers.6 Homeopathy: Catherine Zollman and Andrew Vickers.7 Hypnosis and Relaxation Therapies: Catherine Zollman, AndrewVickers, Gill McCall, and Janet Richardson.8 Manipulative Therapies: Osteopathy and Chiropractic: CatherineZollman, Andrew Vickers, and Alan Breen.9 Massage Therapies: Catherine Zollman, Andrew Vickers, SheilaDane, and Ian Brownhill.10 Unconventional Approaches to Nutritional Medicine: CatherineZollman, Andrew Vickers, Sheila Dane, Kate Neil, and IanBrownhill.11 Complementary Medicine and the Patient: Catherine Zollman