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The Ethical Justification of Extending Holistic Care to Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The doctoral project presents an argument for the inclusion of complementary and alternative medicine in the provision of holistic care. Over the course of history the practice of medicine has evolved with developments in science and technology and transitioned into away from its holistic origins to a more fragmented practice. The project includes relevant literature on shortcomings of conventional medicine that are in part a catalyst for the trends of increasing complementary and alternative medicine utilization. The doctoral project concludes that the benefits of complementary and alternative medicine's inclusion in care, and more specifically holistic care, is of value and further research will be of benefit to further the utilization of complementary and alternative medicine. / McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts; / Health Care Ethics / PhD; / Dissertation;

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:DUQUESNE/oai:digital.library.duq.edu:etd/197168
Date17 May 2016
CreatorsAllen, Kaneen Bree
ContributorsHenk ten Have, Gerald Magill, Rosemary Donley
Source SetsDuquesne University
Detected LanguageEnglish
RightsWorldwide Access;

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