The #1 trusted reference on today’s complementary and alternative medical therapies
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Complementary & Integrative Health**
Written by physicians who are experts in both traditional and complementary medicine,
Integrative Medicine, 5th Edition, uses a
clinical, disease-oriented approach to safely and effectively incorporate alternative therapies into primary care practice. Drawing on available
scientific evidence and the authors’ first-hand experiences, it covers therapies such as botanicals, supplements, mind-body, lifestyle choices, nutrition, exercise, spirituality, and other integrative medicine modalities. This highly regarded reference offers
practical guidance for reducing costs and improving patient care while focusing on prevention and wellness for a better quality of life.
- Explains how to make the best use of integrative medicine and the mechanisms by which these therapeutic modalities work, keeping you at the forefront of the trend toward integrative health care
- Templated chapters make it quick and easy to find key information such as dosing, pearls, the Prevention Preillegalscription, and Therapeutic Reviews that incorporates the Evidence vs Harm Icon
- Uses the reliable SORT method (Strength of Recommendation Taxonomy) to provide evidence-based ratings, grading both the evidence and the relative potential harm
- Thoroughly updated, ensuring that you remain well informed regarding the latest evidence
- Contains 10 new chapters covering clinician resilience, supporting immunity, NASH/fatty liver, hair loss, rethinking the movement preillegalscription, compassion practices, prescribing low-dose naltrexone, psychedelics, tapering off PPIs and opioids, as well as an expanded osteopathy chapter
- Covers timely topics aimed at reducing the epidemics of polypharmacy and opioid overuse, as well as supporting immunity in the face of infectious diseases
- Provides online access to multiple-choice questions for every chapter—perfect for board exam review
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Part I: Integrative Medicine
1. The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine
2. Creative Optimal Healing Environments
3. The Healing Encounter
4. The Whole Health Process
5. Clinician Resiliance
Part II: Integrative Approach to Disease
Section I: Affective Disorders
6. Depression
7. Anxiety Disorders
8. Attention Defecit Disorder
9. Autism Spectrum Disorder
10. Insomnia
11. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Section II: Neurology
12. Alzheimer Disease
13. Headache
14. Peripheral Neuropathy
15. Multiple Sclerosis
16. Parkinson's Disease
Section III: Infectious Disease
17. Otitis Media
18. Chronic Sinusitis
19. Viral Upper Respiratory Infection
20. HIV Disease and AIDS
21. Epstein Bar Virus
22. Herpes Simplex Virus
23. Hepatitis
24. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
25. Lyme Disease
Section IV: Cardiovascular Disease
26. Hypertension
27. Congestive heart failure
28. Coronary artery disease
29. Dyslipidemia
30. Cardiac Arrhythmia
Section V: Allergy/Immunology
31. Asthma
32. The allergic patient
33. Food allergy & Intolerance
34. Supporting Immunity
Section VI: Metabolic/Endocrine Disorders
35. Insulin Resistance Syndrome
36. Diabetes mellitus
37. Hypothyroidism
38. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
39. Osteoporosis
40. Obesity
41. MTHFR Mutation
42. HPA Axis Dysfunction
Section VII: Nephrology
43. Chronic Kidney Disease
Section VIII: Gastrointestinal Disorders
44. Irritable bowel syndrome
45. GERD
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
47. Recurring abdominal pain in pediatrics
48. Constipation
49. NASH/Fatty Liver
Section IX: Autoimmune Disorders
50. Fibromyalgia
51. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
52. Rheumatoid arthritis
53. Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s, Ulcerative colitis)
Section X: Obstetrics/Gynecology
54. Preconception Counseling
55. Perimenopause to Menopause
56. Premenstrual syndrome
57. Dysmenorrhea
58. Leiomyomata
59. Vaginal Dryness
Section XI: Urology
60. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
61. Urolithiasis
62. Erectile Dysfunction
63. Testosterone Deficiency
Section XII: Muscoloskeletal
64. Osteoarthritis
65. Myofascial Pain Syndrome
66. Chronic low back pain
67. Neck pain
68. Gout
69. Carpal tunnel syndrome
Section XIII: Dermatology
70. Atopic dermatitis
71. Psoriasis
72. Urticaria
73. Acne/Rosacea
74. Hair Loss
Section XIV: Cancer
75. Breast Cancer
76. Lung Cancer
77. Prostate Cancer
78. Colon Cancer
79. Palliative and End of Life Care
Section XV: Substance Abuse
80. Addiction
Section XVI: Ophthalmology
81. Cataracts
82. Macular degeneration
Part III: Tools for your Practice
Section IA: Lifestyle: Nutrition
83. The elimination diet
84. The glycemic index/load
85. The anti-inflammatory diet
86. The DASH diet
87. The FODMaPs Diet
Section IB: Lifestyle: Exercise
88. Writing an exercise preillegalscription
89. Breathing exercises
90. Low Back Pain Exercises
Section II: Mind-Body
91. Relaxation techniques
92. Self Hypnosis Techniques
93. Enhancing Heart Rate Variability
94. Guided Imagery
95. Journaling for health
96. Forgiveness
97. Recommending meditation
98. Motivational interviewing techniques
99. Emotional Awareness for Pain
100. Energy Psychology
101. Compassion Practices
Section III: Biochemical
102. Prescribing botanicals
103. Prescribing Probiotics
104. Detoxification
105. Chelation Therapy
106. Psychadelics
107. Tapering off a PPI
108. Tapering off Opioids
109. Strategies for Planetary Health
Section IV: Biomechanical
110. Strain/counterstrain
111. Sub-Occipital Release
112. Muscle Energy
113. Prolotherapy
Section V: Bioenergetics
114. Taking a spiritual history
115. Human Energetic Therapies
Section VI: Other
116. Integrative Medicine for the Underserved
117. Interpreting Functional Lab Testing
Doody's Core Titles® 2022
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part I: Integrative Medicine
1. The Philosophy of Integrative Medicine
2. Creative Optimal Healing Environments
3. The Healing Encounter
4. The Whole Health Process
5. Clinician Resiliance
Part II: Integrative Approach to Disease
Section I: Affective Disorders
6. Depression
7. Anxiety Disorders
8. Attention Defecit Disorder
9. Autism Spectrum Disorder
10. Insomnia
11. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Section II: Neurology
12. Alzheimer Disease
13. Headache
14. Peripheral Neuropathy
15. Multiple Sclerosis
16. Parkinson's Disease
Section III: Infectious Disease
17. Otitis Media
18. Chronic Sinusitis
19. Viral Upper Respiratory Infection
20. HIV Disease and AIDS
21. Epstein Bar Virus
22. Herpes Simplex Virus
23. Hepatitis
24. Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
25. Lyme Disease
Section IV: Cardiovascular Disease
26. Hypertension
27. Congestive heart failure
28. Coronary artery disease
29. Dyslipidemia
30. Cardiac Arrhythmia
Section V: Allergy/Immunology
31. Asthma
32. The allergic patient
33. Food allergy & Intolerance
34. Supporting Immunity
Section VI: Metabolic/Endocrine Disorders
35. Insulin Resistance Syndrome
36. Diabetes mellitus
37. Hypothyroidism
38. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
39. Osteoporosis
40. Obesity
41. MTHFR Mutation
42. HPA Axis Dysfunction
Section VII: Nephrology
43. Chronic Kidney Disease
Section VIII: Gastrointestinal Disorders
44. Irritable bowel syndrome
45. GERD
46. Peptic Ulcer Disease
47. Recurring abdominal pain in pediatrics
48. Constipation
49. NASH/Fatty Liver
Section IX: Autoimmune Disorders
50. Fibromyalgia
51. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
52. Rheumatoid arthritis
53. Inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's, Ulcerative colitis)
Section X: Obstetrics/Gynecology
54. Preconception Counseling
55. Perimenopause to Menopause
56. Premenstrual syndrome
57. Dysmenorrhea
58. Leiomyomata
59. Vaginal Dryness
Section XI: Urology
60. Benign prostatic hyperplasia
61. Urolithiasis
62. Erectile Dysfunction
63. Testosterone Deficiency
Section XII: Muscoloskeletal
64. Osteoarthritis
65. Myofascial Pain Syndrome
66. Chronic low back pain
67. Neck pain
68. Gout
69. Carpal tunnel syndrome
Section XIII: Dermatology
70. Atopic dermatitis
71. Psoriasis
72. Urticaria
73. Acne/Rosacea
74. Hair Loss
Section XIV: Cancer
75. Breast Cancer
76. Lung Cancer
77. Prostate Cancer
78. Colon Cancer
79. Palliative and End of Life Care
Section XV: Substance Abuse
80. Addiction
Section XVI: Ophthalmology
81. Cataracts
82. Macular degeneration
Part III: Tools for your Practice
Section IA: Lifestyle: Nutrition
83. The elimination diet
84. The glycemic index/load
85. The anti-inflammatory diet
86. The DASH diet
87. The FODMaPs Diet
Section IB: Lifestyle: Exercise
88. Writing an exercise preillegalscription
89. Breathing exercises
90. Low Back Pain Exercises
Section II: Mind-Body
91. Relaxation techniques
92. Self Hypnosis Techniques
93. Enhancing Heart Rate Variability
94. Guided Imagery
95. Journaling for health
96. Forgiveness
97. Recommending meditation
98. Motivational interviewing techniques
99. Emotional Awareness for Pain
100. Energy Psychology
101. Compassion Practices
Section III: Biochemical
102. Prescribing botanicals
103. Prescribing Probiotics
104. Detoxification
105. Chelation Therapy
106. Psychadelics
107. Tapering off a PPI
108. Tapering off Opioids
109. Strategies for Planetary Health
Section IV: Biomechanical
110. Strain/counterstrain
111. Sub-Occipital Release
112. Muscle Energy
113. Prolotherapy
Section V: Bioenergetics
114. Taking a spiritual history
115. Human Energetic Therapies
Section VI: Other
116. Integrative Medicine for the Underserved
117. Interpreting Functional Lab Testing
Klappentext
"Written by physicians who are experts in both traditional and complementary medicine, Integrative Medicine, 5th Edition, uses a clinical, disease-oriented approach to safely and effectively incorporate alternative therapies into primary care practice. Drawing on available scientific evidence and the authors' first-hand experiences, it covers therapies such as botanicals, supplements, mind-body, lifestyle choices, nutrition, exercise, spirituality, and other integrative medicine modalities. This highly regarded reference offers practical guidance for reducing costs and improving patient care while focusing on prevention and wellness for a better quality of life."--Publisher marketing.
