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Health for the whole person

the complete guide to holistic medicine

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A quick look at the table of contents will show that Health for the Whole Person is easily the most comprehensive book available on holistic approaches to health. This authoritative sourcebook will answer your questions about alternative health practices and direct you to the best additional information on such topics as homeopathic medicine, biofeedback, chiropractic, natural childbirth, herbal medicines, psychic healing, and nutrition therapy. - Back cover.

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Westview Press
Language
English
Pages
529

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Table of Contents

The paradigm of holistic medicine / James S. Gordon
The social context of health / Leonard J. Duhl
Family therapy and physical illness / Richard Rabkin
Ecological factors in health / Stephen Lerner and Jane Borchers
Medical self-care : self-responsibility for health / Tom Ferguson
The mind in health and disease / Kenneth R. Pelletier
Biofeedback / Joe Kamiya and Joanne Gardner Kamiya
Autogenic therapy / Erik Peper and Elizabeth Ann Williams
Hypnosis / David B. Cheek
Meditation and holistic medicine / Deane H. Shapiro, Jr.
Psychic healing / Stanley Krippner
The placebo effect : a neglected asset in the care of patients / Herbert Benson and Mark D. Epstein
The physical disciplines and health / Donald B. Ardell
Touch : working with the body / Robert Frager
Chiropractic / Victoria Simons
Eastern spiritual and physical discipline and health
Food and nutrition / James Fadiman
The therapeutic use of plants / Leslie J. Kaslof
Music and sound in health / Helen L. Bonny
The use of light and color in health / Philip C. Hughes
Alternatives in childbirth / James S. Gordon and Doris B. Haire
Holistic approaches to oral health and dentistry / Leo Wollman ... [et al].
Stress : the new etiology / Thomas H. Holmes
Holistic approaches to healthy aging and programs for the elderly / Ken Dychtwald
Dying and death / Charles A. Garfield
Homoeopathic medicine / Harris L. Coulter
Chinese medicine and holistic health / David E. Bresler
Indigenous and traditional systems of healing / Arthur Kleinman
Alternative forms of diagnosis / Arthur Hastings
Holistic health centers / James S. Gordon
The future of health care in the United States / Rick J. Carlson

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographies and index.
Based on a report prepared by the Institute of Noetic Sciences for the National Institute of Mental Health.

Published in
Boulder, Colo

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
613
Library of Congress
R733 .H4, R733.H4

The Physical Object

Pagination
xviii, 529 p.
Number of pages
529
Dimensions
25 x x centimeters

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL4420943M
ISBN 10
0891588833, 0891588841
ISBN 13
9780891588849
LCCN
79025285
OCLC/WorldCat
5798683
LibraryThing
6053694
Goodreads
4053633

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15160824W

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