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Complementary Therapies - Psychology
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Definition of 'Complementary Therapies'Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment. |
Monday, November 23, 2009
13 Sep 2009 
BACKGROUND: The medical and demographic correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among cancer survivors have been well documented. However, the role of psychological functioning in cancer survivors' CAM use and the degree to ... Read more...
30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: The use of complementary and alternative medicine has attracted much attention and debate in recent years. The objective of this critical review is to examine the evidence base on use of complementary products and therapies during ... Read more...
Preventive screening of women who use complementary and alternative medicine providers.
30 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Many women use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Although CAM use has been associated with reductions in conventionally recommended pediatric preventive care (e.g., vaccination), little is known about associations between CAM ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Complementary Therapies - Psychology'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- The role of psychological functioning in the use of complementary and alternative methods among disease-free colorectal cancer survivors: a report from the American Cancer Society's studies of cancer survivors. 13 Sep 2009
- Women's use of complementary and alternative medicine during pregnancy: a critical review of the literature. 30 Aug 2009
- Preventive screening of women who use complementary and alternative medicine providers. 30 Jul 2009
- Comment on "Preventive screening of women who use complementary and alternative medicine providers".
30 Jul 2009 - The inequalities of medical pluralism: Hierarchies of health, the politics of tradition and the economies of care in Indian oncology. 21 Jul 2009
- Complementary therapies, the placebo effect and the pharmacist. 2 Jul 2009
- CAM - trick or treatment? 29 Jun 2009
- Research news and notes. 29 Jun 2009
- Creating a therapeutic and healing environment with a pet therapy program. 24 Jun 2009
- What is an exceptional cancer trajectory?: Multiple stakeholder perspectives on cancer trajectories in relation to complementary and alternative medicine use. 30 May 2009
- Reasons for referrals of children and adolescents to alternative medicine in southern Israel. 30 May 2009
- Home-made health. 30 May 2009
- The effect of cultural background on the usage of complementary and alternative medicine for chronic pain management.
29 Apr 2009 - Quality of life and complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer patients in Turkey. 20 Apr 2009
- Derivative benefits: exploring the body through complementary and alternative medicine. 7 Apr 2009
- Intentions and willingness to use complementary and alternative medicines: what potential patients believe about CAMs. 6 Apr 2009
- Complementary/alternative medicine: engulfed by postmodernism, anti-science and regressive thinking. 30 Mar 2009
- Access to conventional mental health and medical care among users of complementary and alternative medicine with bipolar disorder. 30 Mar 2009
- Voodoo dolls and the cancer patient: patients do trust their doctors. 16 Mar 2009
- Exercise to reduce vasomotor and other menopausal symptoms: a review. 11 Mar 2009
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Technical information about 'Complementary Therapies'
Definition: Therapeutic practices which are not currently considered an integral part of conventional allopathic medical practice. They may lack biomedical explanations but as they become better researched some (PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; DIET; ACUPUNCTURE) become widely accepted whereas others (humors, radium therapy) quietly fade away, yet are important historical footnotes. Therapies are termed as Complementary when used in addition to conventional treatments and as Alternative when used instead of conventional treatment.
Descriptor UI: D000529
Alternative terms: Complementary Therapies; Therapies, Complementary; Therapy, Complementary; Complementary Medicine; Medicine, Complementary; Alternative Medicine; Medicine, Alternative; Alternative Therapies; Therapies, Alternative; Therapy, Alternative;
Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; education; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration;
Tree Number: E02.190;
History Note: 2002(1986)
Technical Notes: General or unspecified; prefer specifics; not for "alternative health care delivery system" (= DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE) or specific health service.