Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Ethics, Patient and the Physician
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Author(s): L. Snyder (Ed.)
Publisher: Humana Press
ISBN: 1558295842
Format: hardback
240pp
Price: $69.50
Review Date: 01 August 2007
Review: This is the latest in the series of Biomedical Ethics Reviews. The book begins by putting complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in context by giving its history and definitions. As baby-boomers age and CAM become more popular there is seen to be a need for dialogue between providers of CAM and conventional medicine. The authors look at the ethical responsibilities of physicians, as well as communications issues, patient education, legal concerns, and risk management and a framework for examining CAM using scientific methods is provided.