| Titel: | Choices in healing: Integrating the best of conventional and complementary approaches to cancer |
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| Autor: | Lerner, M |
| Mediengruppe: | books |
| Herausgeber: | --- |
| Zeitschrift: | --- |
| Jahr: | 1994 |
| Band: | --- |
| Heft: | XXXVI |
| Seiten: | 667 |
| Sprache: | English; englisch |
| Abstract: | (from the jacket) 'Choices in Healing' offers valuable information and guidance for the whole life cycle of cancer--from the initial shock of diagnosis to decisions about choosing a physician and conventional therapies, selecting complementary therapies, coping with treatment, and the art of living fully with the possibility of recurrence. /// There are detailed explanations and evaluations of a wide range of complementary therapy programs, including spiritual and psychological approaches, nutritional therapies, physical therapies, pharmacological therapies, and traditional medicines from around the world. There are sections on prayer and other forms of spiritual healing; psychotherapy, support groups, visual imagery, and hypnosis; massage, therapeutic touch, yoga, and qi gong; macrobiotic diet and other cancer diets; acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicines; and numerous other unconventional therapies used by American cancer patients. /// 'Choices in Healing' is designed for the cancer patient or health professional who seeks a comprehensive overview of the available choices, both in treatments and in living with cancer. (from the jacket) "Choices in Healing" offers valuable information and guidance for the whole life cycle of cancer--from the initial shock of diagnosis to decisions about choosing a physician and conventional therapies, selecting complementary therapies, coping with treatment, and the art of living fully with the possibility of recurrence. (jacket); There are detailed explanations and evaluations of a wide range of complementary therapy programs, including spiritual and psychological approaches, nutritional therapies, physical therapies, pharmacological therapies, and traditional medicines from around the world. There are sections on prayer and other forms of spiritual healing; psychotherapy, support groups, visual imagery, and hypnosis; massage, therapeutic touch, yoga, and qi gong; macrobiotic diet and other cancer diets; acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicines; and numerous other unconventional therapies used by American cancer patients. (jacket); "Choices in Healing" is designed for the cancer patient or health professional who seeks a comprehensive overview of the available choices, both in treatments and in living with cancer. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved) (jacket) |