Alternative Medicine for the Elderly

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Patterns and Predictors of CAM Use Among Older Adults
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   Chapter 2 Why Do the Elderly Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
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   Chapter 3 The Use of Alternative Medicine by the Elderly and the Doctor-Patient Relationship
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   Chapter 4 Alternative Medicines and the Elderly
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   Chapter 5 Ethical Issues Associated with CAM Use Among the Elderly
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   Chapter 6 Future Trends in Use — Focus on Transcendental Meditation as a Traditional System of Natural Medicine
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   Chapter 7 Alternative Therapy: Vitamin Use in the Elderly
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   Chapter 8 Herbal Therapy and the Elderly
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    Chapter 9 The Use of Green Tea by the Elderly
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    Chapter 10 Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation for the Elderly?
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    Chapter 11 Unconventional Western Medicine
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    Chapter 12 The Use of Traditional Japanese and Chinese Medicine for the Elderly
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    Chapter 13 Acupuncture in the Context of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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    Chapter 14 Current Practice of Acupuncture — Use in Common Diseases of the Elderly
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    Chapter 15 Tai Chi Use and the Elderly
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    Chapter 16 Ayurveda — The Ancient Scientific Medicine with Natural Healing
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    Chapter 17 Herbal Folk Medicine
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    Chapter 18 Native American Elder Care
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    Chapter 19 Looking After Our Elders: Healthcare and Wellbeing of the Elderly from the Perspective of Gwich’in and Other First Nations of Canada
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    Chapter 20 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Latinos
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    Chapter 21 Diet and Lifestyle Modification for the Elderly
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    Chapter 22 The Benefits of Lifestyle Modification for Older People
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    Chapter 23 Treatments for Arthritis: Conventional Drugs versus Complementary Alternative Medicines
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    Chapter 24 Alternative and Complementary Treatments in Respiratory Diseases in the Elderly
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    Chapter 25 The Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Older Women
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    Chapter 26 The Use of Phytotherapy in the Treatment of Men with Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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    Chapter 27 Alternative and Complementary Methods in Cancer Treatment, Palliation, and Prevention
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    Chapter 28 Dementing Illness and Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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    Chapter 29 Depression in the Elderly
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    Chapter 30 Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurology
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    Chapter 31 Acupuncture Effect on Pain