Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Clinic Design

176 Pages·2003·1.92 MB·English

by  Ethan B Russo

Robert A. Roush, PhD
Complementary
and Alternative Medicine
Clinic Design
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Complementary
and Alternative Medicine
Clinic Design
THE HAWORTH INTEGRATIVE
HEALING PRESS
Ethan Russo
Editor
The Last Sorcerer: Echoes of the Rainforestby Ethan Russo
Professionalism and Ethics in Complementary and Alternative
Medicineby John Crellin and Fernando Ania
Cannabis and Cannabinoids: Pharmacology, Toxicology,
and Therapeutic Potentialby Franjo Grotenhermen
and Ethan Russo
Modern Psychology and Ancient Wisdom: Psychological Healing
Practices from the World’s Religious Traditionsedited by Sharon
G. Mijares
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Clinic Design
by Robert A. Roush
Complementary
and Alternative Medicine
Clinic Design
Robert A. Roush, PhD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Roush, Robert A.
Complementary and alternative medicine : clinic design / Robert A. Roush.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-7890-1803-9 (alk. paper) — ISBN 0-7890-1804-7 (soft)
1. Alternative medicine. I. Title.
R733 .R677 2003
615.5—dc21
2002068772
CONTENTS
Preface ix
Chapter 1. Review of Complementary and Alternative
Modalities 1
Alternative Medical Systems 3
Mind/Body Interventions 17
Biologically Based Interventions 21
Body-Based Manipulation Therapies 30
Energy/Metaphysical Therapies 35
Conclusion 40
Chapter 2. Research 43
What Health Care Consumers Think 43
Physicians 50
Complementary and Alternative Clinics 53
Conclusion 59
Chapter 3. Choosing Modalities for a Clinic 61
Choosing Modalities 63
Getting the Word Out 69
Qualifications of Practitioners 70
Conclusion: Applying Multiple Criteria to Choosing
Modalities 72
Chapter 4. Clinic Design and Structure 75
Traditional Structures 75
Theoretical Model of Illness 77
Clinic Design and Structure 80
Conclusion 93
Chapter 5. Needed Research, Suggestions,
and Speculations 95
Further Research 95
Decreasing Litigation 96
Consumer Education 100
Final Speculations 103
Epilogue 104
Appendix A. Patient Raw Data 107
Appendix B. Physician Raw Data 115
Appendix C. CAM Clinic Raw Data 121
Appendix D. Health Assessment Tools 129
Bibliography 143
Index 153