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This book focuses on the modelling of contemporary health and
social problems, especially those considered a major burden to
communities, governments and taxpayers, such as smoking,
alcoholism, drug use, and heart disease. Based on a series of
papers presented at a recent conference hosted by the
Leverhulme-funded Tipping Points project at the University of
Durham, this book illustrates a broad range of modelling
approaches. Such a diverse collection demonstrates that an
interdisciplinary approach is essential to modelling tipping points
in health and social problems, and the assessment of associated
risk and resilience.
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Shalom Jack (Paperback)
Michael Goldstein
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In November of 1998 The Journal of the American Medical Association
devoted an entire issue to alternative medicine for the first time
in its publishing history. According to survey results reported in
the journal, 83 million Americans used some form of alternative
medicine to preserve and maintain their health in 1997, a sharp
increase from the 61 million who turned to alternative forms of
care in 1990. Michael S. Goldstein's Alternative Health Care is the
first comprehensive account of the growing presence of alternative
medicine in American society. Beginning with the basic premises of
alternative medicine, Goldstein's book examines the clinical,
economic, and political realities of the broad range of alternative
care options and practices in the United States and explains why
alternative medicine has become a viable choice for so many people
who are ill or who seek to remain healthy. Bringing history,
policy, practice, personal experience, and in-depth sociological
analysis together into one comprehensive volume, Goldstein -- one
of the first recipients of funding from the National Institute of
Health for research on alternative medicine -- also studies the
complexities of the relationship between spirituality and
alternative medicine and the changing role of alternative medicine
in the larger context of American health care. Probing such issues
as the corporatization of medicine, the role of alternative
medicine in health care, and the dynamic relationship between
conventional and alternative treatments, Goldstein's Alternative
Health Care is more than the long-awaited introduction to the many
forms of alternative medicine. It is also the measure of the
implications of such care for practitioners, businesses,
policymakers, and patients alike. Alternative Health Care is the
definitive guide for the millions of Americans interested in
alternative medicine and treatment, American health care, the
sociology of medicine, and American social issues.
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