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Concepts in alternative medicine

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After discussing some important alternative approaches, different interpretations are presented of the concepts of health, disease, diagnosis, therapy and patient. These differences are elucidated in three main frames of medical thinking: the pharmaceutical, the integrational and the holistic model. Attention is given to the problem of scientific proof, especially in relation to the effectiveness of alternative therapies. In a concluding paragraph it is attempted to analyse the (social) backgrounds of the controversy between regular and alternative medicine.

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  • Aakster, C. W., 1986. "Concepts in alternative medicine," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 22(2), pages 265-273, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:22:y:1986:i:2:p:265-273
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    1. Ceuterick, Melissa & Vandebroek, Ina, 2017. "Identity in a medicine cabinet: Discursive positions of Andean migrants towards their use of herbal remedies in the United Kingdom," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 177(C), pages 43-51.
    2. Njonge T., 2024. "The Nexus Between Orthodox Medicine, Complimentary Alternative Medicine and Psychology," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(3), pages 126-141, March.

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