Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0826112374 ISBN 13: 9780826112378

Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc, 1999

Synopsis

This comprehensive resource of key terms and concepts in complementary health care addresses practices, and conditions, and research-based treatments. In alphabetical order, each entry appears with an essay by an expert on the topic. Also included is an extensive resource section and the first available directory of practitioners and institutes relevant to complementary health practice. It is readily accessible to nurses, students and professionals from other related fields.

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About the Author

Carolyn Chambers Clark, A.R.N.P., EdD, F.A.A.N., A.H.N.C., founded the Wellness Institute and now runs a website called Wellness and Relationship Resources at www.carolynchambersclark.com that provides continuing education materials, newsletters, seminars, and practice management consultation. As a certified advanced holistic nurse and mental health nurse practitioner, she has maintained a private practice with clients for more than 30 years, focusing on whole person wellness. She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 1980 and is an award-winning author who has conducted research and published widely on wellness, holistic, and self-care topics, including Wellness Practitioner, Integrating Complementary Procedures into Practice, Health Promotion in Communities: Holistic and Wellness Approaches (Springer Publishing Company, 2001),Holistic Assertiveness Skills for Nurses: Empower Yourself (and Others!) (Springer Publishing Company, 2003) and The Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice (Springer Publishing Company. 1999) She was also founding editor of the Alternative Health Practitioner: The Journal of Complementary and Natural Care and is the author of Group Leadership Skills (Springer Publishing Company, 2003), now in its fourth edition.

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Winner of an American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award!

This comprehensive resource of key terms and concepts in complementary health care addresses practices, health conditions, and research-based treatments. Over 300 entries by distinguished contributors to the field explain such alternative therapies as naturopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, nutrition, and massage.

One section is devoted to pertinent issues in complementary health practice including economics, legal ramifications, education, and historical perspectives.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0826112374
• ISBN 13: 9780826112378
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 664
• Editor: Clark Carolyn C., Gordon Rena J., Harris Barbara, Helvie Carl O.