Complementary alternative medicine in health and mental health: Implications for social work practice

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 39-57

  Cook, Cynthia A Loveland ^a   Becvar, Dorothy S ^b   Pontious, Sharon L ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Private Practice   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Health and mental health; Social work practice

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; ESSENTIAL OIL; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CARTILAGE; CHELATION; ECHINACEA; EDUCATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; GINGER; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; IMAGERY; LIFESTYLE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITION; POLICY; RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOCIAL WORK; TOUCH; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; YOGA;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033763419     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J010v31n03_03     Document Type: Article

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