Resources for Medical Professionals
The resources below are of special
interest to health professionals. See also the many resources in each chapter and in the
appendices.
Articles
Eisenberg DM, Davis RB, Ettner SL, Appel S, Wilkey S, VanRampay M, Kessler RC. Trends
in alternative medicine use in the United States, 1990–1997. JAMA 1998;
280:1569–75.
Gordon NP, Sobel DS, Tarazona DS, Tarazona EZ. Use of and interest in alternative
therapies among adult primary care clinicians and adult members in a large health
maintenance organization. West J Med 1998; 169:153–61.
Journals
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
This peer-reviewed journal focuses on the practical use of alternative therapies in the
prevention and treatment of disease and in promoting health, and encourages the
integration of alternative therapies with conventional medical practices.
Executive Editor: Larry Dossey, MD
Bimonthly. $6.95 per issue.
Web site: http://www.alternative-therapies.com
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
A peer-reviewed journal primarily for those whose background is in traditional health
practices, and who are seeking objective and critical guidance and information about
complementary therapies.
Editor-in-Chief: Andrew Vickers, Research Council for Complementary Medicine, London,
United Kingdom
United States Editor: B. M. Berman, MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Published quarterly. $96.
Web site: http://www.churchillmed.com/Journals/CTMedicine/jhome.html
Integrative Medicine: Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine
A peer-reviewed journal that promotes health and healing by integrating concepts and
techniques of allopathic, alternative and complementary medicine. Publishes original
studies, critical review articles, major scientific reports, and insightful debates,
providing balanced perspectives on health-care practices.
Editor-in-Chief: Andrew T. Weil, MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tuscon
Published quarterly. $52.
Web site: http://www.elsevier.nl/inca/tree/
The International Journal of Integrative Medicine
Peer-reviewed journal presents information from mainstream and natural medicine
perspectives.
Editor-in-Chief: Frances E. Fitzgerald
Bimonthly. $68 per year.
Web site: http://www.impakt.com
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine: Research on Paradigm,
Practice and Policy
This peer-reviewed journal includes observational and analytical reports on treatments
outside the realm of allopathic medicine. It includes current concepts in clinical care,
including case reports that will be valuable for health-care professionals and scientists
who are seeking to evaluate and integrate these therapies into patient care protocols and
research strategies.
Editor-in-Chief: Kim A. Jobst, DM, MRCP, Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital and University,
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Published quarterly. $69 plus $12 (shipping & handling).
Web site: http://www.liebertpub.com/acm
Books
Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons. By BM Berman, DB Larson and JP
Swyers. NIH publication. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1992. $26.
Complementary Therapies in Rehabilitation: Holistic Approaches for Prevention
and Wellness. Edited by Carol M. Davis. Thorofare, New Jersey: SLACK, 1997. Paperback.
$35.
Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Edited by Marc S.
Micozzi. New York: Churchill Livingston, 1996. Paperback, with CD ROM. $46.
The Professional’s Handbook of Complementary & Alternative Medicines.
By Charles W. Fetrow and Juan R. Avila. Springhouse, PA: Springhouse Publishing, 1999.
Paperback. $40.
Web Site and Clearinghouse
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine maintains a Web site and
phone number for consumer information. This arm of the National Institutes of Health
conducts and supports basic and applied research and training and disseminates information
on complementary and alternative medicine to practitioners and the public. The
Clearinghouse toll-free line focuses on NCCAM-funded research but will help with other
sources for information on alternative therapies.
NCCAM Clearinghouse
PO Box 8218
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8218
Phone: 888/644-6226.
Web site: http://nccam.nih.gov
This information was excerpted from The Arthritis Foundation's Guide to
Alternative Therapies.
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