The Desktop Guide to Complementary and Alternative Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach, 2e [Paperback]

Edzard Ernst MD PhD FRCP FRCPED (Editor), Max H. Pittler MD PHD (Editor), Barbara Wider MA (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0723433836 | ISBN-13: 978-0723433835 | Publication Date: August 16, 2006 | Edition: 2

The 2nd edition of this highly successful essential clinical reference provides concise, evidence-based information on 69 popular forms of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and 46 common conditions frequently treated with CAM. Each section has a clear and accessible design for quick decision-making, and includes an analysis of the most up-to-date research available. This handy reference also includes a searchable CD-ROM.

· Provides a single authoritative reference source on CAM for health professionals
· Takes a systematic and evidence-based approach
· Offers concise information on CAM diagnostic methods and treatments
· Summarizes clinical trial data on the effectiveness of CAM for specific conditions
· Alerts readers to cases where CAM may be risky or inappropriate
· Weighs up the benefits and risks of each CAM treatment
· Makes recommendations for practice in the context of conventional medical management
· Includes CD-ROM with fully searchable text
· CD-ROM includes links to Medline

· Thoroughly revised, updated and expanded
· Additional forms of CAM therapies and medicine
· Additional conditions frequently treated with CAM
· All literature searches fully updated and hundreds of new trials reviewed

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The authors have been successful in producing a comprehensive and worthwhile guide that can be recomended to all clinicians and anyone else who may want a readily accessible guide."The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, January 2002
book marks a major milestone"Compl Ther Med, January 2002
work of scholarship that impartially presents...the evidence"Health Watch Newsletter, January 2002
authors are to be congratulated for producing this...the first of its kind ...invaluable to the busy GP...an essential component of the GP s desktop..."Acupunct Med, January 2002
will refer to [it] every time a patient asks me about an alternative treatment" J Roy Soc Med, January 2001
is the book that can provide the answers
" Med J Aust
anyone who deals with questions from patients about CAM, this book is a must"Eur J Clin Pharmacol
publication of this first rate book is a landmark."Holistic Health, No 75
information in this book is oresented in a manner that makes it easyto use in the clinical setting. The strength of the book lies in the Conditions section. References throughout the section assist the reader in finding more information about an area of interest, and the CD ROM makes this task very easy and enjoyable.""Journal of the Australian Traditional-Medicine Society, December 2003 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Edzard Ernst, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPED, Professor of Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, UK; Max H. Pittler, MD, PHD, Research Fellow in Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, UK.; and Barbara Wider, MA, Research Fellow in Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, UK

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 2 edition (August 16, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0723433836
• ISBN-13: 978-0723433835
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,001,002 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)