Though in use for over 200 years, and still benefiting millions of people worldwide today,
homeopathy is currently under continuous attacks for being “unscientific.” The reasons for …

Background Comorbidity of musculoskeletal (MSK) and mental health (MH) problems is
common but challenging to treat using conventional approaches. Integration of conventional …

Introduction: Economic evaluation, linking the costs and consequences of an intervention to
indicate the potential benefits of alternative interventions, is becoming established as one of …

Introduction Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), often accessed privately, can
be integrated with conventional care. Little is known about current integration in the UK …

This chapter explores the mainstreaming of the holistic health movement in Britain and
illustrates its inter-relation with New Age in an ethnographic description of 'Angel therapy'in …

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing in popularity among patients, for
an increasing range of conditions. However, current provision of CAM in the National Health …

Background Acupuncture and other complementary therapies (CTs) have become
increasingly popular, with patients calling for more integrated care. It is questionable …

In the intervening period since the publication of the first edition of The Sociology of the
Health Service (Gabe et al. 1991) numerous changes have occurred to the shape and …

Background Provision of complementary therapy services within the NHS is scarce and
contested. However, their adoption may be more likely in a service model that is designed to …

A retrospective audit was carried out on 58 patients with chronic health problems who were
referred by 22 general practitioners (GPs) for acupuncture, aromatherapy, homeopathy …