Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Processes of Legitimation, Professionalization, and Cooption

Abstract

This chapter contains sections titled: Typologies of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) The Shift from Holistic Health to Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Integrative Medicine The Premises of Holistic Health Biomedical Physicians and Nurses Discover Holistic Health Social Profiles of Patients Utilizing CAM and their Reasons for Doing So The Drive for Professionalization and Legitimation on the Part of CAM Therapists CAM and Integrative Medicine in Biomedical and Nursing Schools, Workshops, Journals, Clinics, and Hospitals Governmental and Corporate Involvement in CAM and Integrative Medicine Is Biomedicine Coopting Cam? Conclusion References Typologies of Complementary an..