Health for the whole person
Subtitle: the complete guide to holistic medicine
By: edited by Arthur C. Hastings, James Fadiman, and James S. Gordon.
Contributors: Hastings, Arthur.; Fadiman, James, 1939-; Gordon, James S.; Institute of Noetic Sciences.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1980
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 529
ISBN-13: 9780891588849
Subjects: Holistic medicine
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographies and index.
Based on a report prepared by the Institute of Noetic Sciences for the National Institute of Mental Health.
Table of contents: title: The paradigm of holistic medicine / James S. Gordon; title: The social context of health / Leonard J. Duhl; title: Family therapy and physical illness / Richard Rabkin; title: Ecological factors in health / Stephen Lerner and Jane Borchers; title: Medical self-care : self-responsibility for health / Tom Ferguson; title: The mind in health and disease / Kenneth R. Pelletier; title: Biofeedback / Joe Kamiya and Joanne Gardner Kamiya; title: Autogenic therapy / Erik Peper and Elizabeth Ann Williams; title: Hypnosis / David B. Cheek; title: Meditation and holistic medicine / Deane H. Shapiro, Jr.; title: Psychic healing / Stanley Krippner; title: The placebo effect : a neglected asset in the care of patients / Herbert Benson and Mark D. Epstein; title: The physical disciplines and health / Donald B. Ardell; title: Touch : working with the body / Robert Frager; title: Chiropractic / Victoria Simons; title: Eastern spiritual and physical discipline and health; title: Food and nutrition / James Fadiman; title: The therapeutic use of plants / Leslie J. Kaslof; title: Music and sound in health / Helen L. Bonny; title: The use of light and color in health / Philip C. Hughes; title: Alternatives in childbirth / James S. Gordon and Doris B. Haire; title: Holistic approaches to oral health and dentistry / Leo Wollman ... [et al].; title: Stress : the new etiology / Thomas H. Holmes; title: Holistic approaches to healthy aging and programs for the elderly / Ken Dychtwald; title: Dying and death / Charles A. Garfield; title: Homoeopathic medicine / Harris L. Coulter; title: Chinese medicine and holistic health / David E. Bresler; title: Indigenous and traditional systems of healing / Arthur Kleinman; title: Alternative forms of diagnosis / Arthur Hastings; title: Holistic health centers / James S. Gordon; title: The future of health care in the United States / Rick J. Carlson