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COMPLEMENTARY/ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Adams K, Cohen M, Eisenberg D, Jonsen A. Ethical considerations of complementary and alternative medical therapies in conventional medical settings. Ann Intern Med. 2002;137(8):660-4.

Adams P. Gesundheit! Bringing good health to you, the medical system, and society through physician services, complementary therapies, humor, and joy. Vermont: Healing Arts Press; 1993.

Baer H. The emergence of integrative medicine in Australia: the growing interest of biomedicine and nursing in complementary medicine in a southern developed society. Med Anthropol Q. 2008 Mar;22(1):52-66.

Barnes P, Powell-Griner E, McFann K, Nahin R. Complementary and alternative medicine use among adults: United States, 2002. Adv Data. 2004;27(343):1-19.

Barrett B. Alternative, complementary, and conventional medicine: is integration upon us? J Altern Complement Med. 2003;9(3):417-27. Review.

Ben-Arye E, Frenkel M, Margalit R. Approaching complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with cancer: questions and challenges. J Ambul Care Manage. 2004;27(1):53-62. Review.

Ben-Arye E, Schiff E, Golan O. Ethical issues in integrative oncology. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008 Aug;22(4):737-53, x.

Ben-Ayre E, Frenkel M, Klein A, Scharf M. Attitudes toward integration of complementary and alternative medicine in primary care: perspectives of patients, physicians and complementary practitioners. Patient Educ Couns. 2008 Mar;70(3):395-402.

Bodeker G, Burford G. Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine – policy and public health perspectives. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jan-Feb; 14(1):103-4.

Benjamin PJ, Phillips R, Warren D, et al. Response to a proposal for an integrative medicine curriculum. J Altern Complement Med. 2007 Nov;13(9):1021-33.

Bruce A, Davies B. Mindfulness in hospice care: practicing meditation-in-action. Qual Health Res. 2005;15(10):1329-44.

Burden B, Herron-Marx S, Clifford C. The increasing use of reiki as a complementary therapy in specialist palliative care. In J Palliat Nurs. 2005;11(5):248-53. Review.

Callahan LF, Freburger JK, Mielenz TJ, Wiley-Exley EK. Medical skepticism and the use of complementary and alternative health care providers by patients followed by rheumatologists. J Clin Rheumatol. 2008 Jun;14(3):143-7.

Cancer. 2008 Jun 1;112(11 Suppl):2607-16. Review.

Caspi O, Koithan M, Criddle M. Alternative medicine or “alternative” patients: a qualitative study of patient-oriented decision-making processes with respect to complementary and alternative medicine. Med Decis Making. 2004;24(1):64-79.

Chao M, Wade C, Kronenbrg F, et al. Women’s reasons for complementary and alternative medicine use: racial/ethnic differences. J Altern Complement Med. 2006;12(8):719-20.

Chao MT, Wade C, Kronenberg F. Disclosure of complementary and alternative medicine to conventional medical providers: variation by race/ethnicity and type of CAM. J Natl Med Assoc. 2008 Nov;100(11):1341-9.

Cherniack E, Ceron-Fuentes J, Florez H, et. al. Influence of race and ethnicity on alternative medicine as a self-treatment preference for common medical conditions in a population of multi-ethnic urban elderly. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2008 May;14(2):116-23.

Chez R, Jonas W. Challenges and opportunities in achieving healing. J Altern Complement Med. 2005;11 Suppl 1:S3-6. Review.

Chlan L. Integrating nonpharmacological, adjunctive interventions into critical care practice: a means to humanize care? Am J Crit Care. 2002;11(1):14-6.

Chong O. An integrative approach to addressing clinical issues in complementary and alternative medicine in an outpatient oncology center. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2006;10(1):83-8. Review.

Cook A. Integrative medicine for the poor and underserved: a win-win situation. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2008 Nov;19(4):1023-8.

Correa-Velez I, Clavarino A, Barnett A, Eastwood H. Use of complementary and alternative medicine and quality of life: changes at the end of life. Palliat Med. 2003;17(8):69-703.

Edirne T, Ugurluer G, Keskin S, et. al. Praying as complementary and alternative medicine. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Apr;14(3):225-6.

Edirne T, Ugurluer G, Keskin S, Kusaslan D, Baloglu M. Praying as complementary and alternative medicine. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Apr;14(3):225-6.

Eliott J, Kealey C, Olver I. (Using) complementary and alternative medicine: the perceptions of palliative patients with cancer. J Palliat Med. 2008 Jan-Feb;11(1):58-67.

Ernst E, Cohen M, Stone J. Ethical problems arising in evidence based complementary and alternative medicine. J Med Ethics. 2004;30(2):156-9. Review.

Ernst E. Noncompliance with conventional medicine and use of complementary/alternative medicine. J Postgrad Med. 2007;53(2):85.

Fletcher P, Clarke J. The use of complementary and alternative medicine among pediatric patients. Cancer Nurs. 2004;27(2):93-9.

Folkman S. The case for positive emotions in the stress process. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2008 Jan;21(1):3-14.

Fowler S, Neton L. Complementary and alternative therapies: the nurse’s role. J Neurosci Nurs. 2006;38(4):261-4. Review.

Frenkel M, Ben-Arye E, Geva H, et al. Educating CAM practitioners about integrative medicine: an approach to overcoming the communication gap with conventional health care practitioners. J Altern Complement Med. 2007;13(3):387-91.

Frenkel M, Cohen L. Incorporating complementary and integrative medicine in a comprehensive cancer center. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008 Aug;22(4):727-36, ix.

Gaudet T. Tracy Gaudet, MD: Turning the promise of truly integrative medicine into reality. Altern Ther Health Med. 2008 Jul-Aug;14(4):66-75.

Gaylord S, Mann J. Rationales for CAM education in health professions training programs. Acad Med. 2007 Oct;82(10):927-33. Review.

Greeson JM, Rosenzweig S, Halbert SC, et. al. Integrative medicine research at an academic medical center: patient characteristics and health-related quality-of-life outcomes. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jul;14(6):763-7.

Guerrera MP, Glick RM, Sierpina VS, Benn R. Integrative medicine increasing in family medicine residency programs. J Am Board Fam Med. 2008 Mar-Apr;21(2):170-1.
Helms J. Complementary and alternative therapies: a new frontier for nursing education? J Nurs Educ. 2006;45(3):117-23. Review.

Henricson M, Berglund A, Maata S, Segesten K. A transition from nurse to touch-therapist – a study of preparation before giving tactile touch in an intensive care unit. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2006;22(4):239-45.

Ho EY, Bylund CL. Models of health and models of interaction in the practitioner-client

Hok J, Wachtler C, Falkenberg T, Tishelman C. Using narrative analysis to understand the combined use of complementary therapies and bio-medically oriented health care. Soc Sci Med. 2007;65(8):1642-53.

Hsiao A, Wong M, Goldstein M, et al. Variation in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use across racial/ethnic groups and the development of ethnic –specific measures of CAM use. J Altern Complement Med. 2006;12(3):281-90.
integrative medicine clinical consultation. J Soc Integr Oncol. 2008 Summer;6(3):129-33.

Jain S, Mills PJ. Integrating integrative medicine research: what can we learn from each other? J Soc Integr Oncol. 2008 Spring;6(2):45-6.

Jose V, Bhalla A, Sharma N, et al. Study of association between use of complementary and alternative medicine and non-compliance with modern medicine in patients presenting to the emergency department. J Postgrad Med. 2007;53(2):96-101.

Kellehear A. Complementary medicine: is it acceptable in palliative care practice? Med J Aust. 2003;179(6 Suppl):S46-8.

Kemper KJ, Vohra S, Walls R; Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Provisional Section on Complementary, Holistic, and Integrative Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics. The use of complementary and alternative medicine in pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2008 Dec;122(6):1374-86.

Kent J. Integrating integrative medicine. Can Fam Physician. 2008 Oct;54(10):1377.

Kotsirilos V. GP’s attitudes toward complementary medicine. Aust Fam Physician. 2007;36(4):270-1.

Kozak LE, Kayes L, McCarty R, et. al. Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) by Washington state hospices. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2008 Dec-2009 Jan;25(6):463-8.

Kronenberg F, Cushman L, Wade C, et al. Race/ethnicity and women’s use of complementary and alternative medicine in the United States: results of a national survey. Am J Public Health. 2006;96(7):1236-42. Erratum Am J Public Health. 2006;96(8):1340.

Leckridge B. The future of complementary and alternative medicine – models of integration. J Altern Complement Med. 2004;10(2):413-6. Review.

Leder D, Krucoff MW. The touch that heals: the uses and meanings of touch in the clinical encounter. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Apr;14(3):321-7.

Lee G, Charn T, Chew Z, Ng T. Complementary and alternative medicine use in patients with chronic diseases in primary care is associated with perceived quality of care and cultural beliefs. Fam Pract. 2004;21(6):654-60.

Leung YW, Grewal K, Stewart DE, Grace SL. Gender differences in motivations and perceived effects of Mind-Body Therapy (MBT) practice and views on integrative cardiac rehabilitation among acute coronary syndrome patients: why do women use MBT? Complement Ther Med. 2008 Dec;16(6):311-7.

Mao JJ, Palmer SC, Straton JB, et. al. Cancer survivors with unmet needs were more likely to use complementary and alternative medicine. J Cancer Surviv. 2008 Jun;2(2):116-24.

Mao JJ, Palmer SC, Straton JB, et.al. Cancer survivors with unmet needs were more likely to use complementary and alternative medicine. J Cancer Surviv. 2008 Jun;2(2):116-24.

McKie J. A personal conceptualization of healing. Aust J Holist Nurs. 2003 Oct;10(2):34-8.

Monti D, Sufian M, Peterson C. Potential role of mind-body therapies in cancer survivorship. Cancer. 2008 Apr; [Epub ahead of print]

Monti DA, Sufian M, Peterson C. Potential role of mind-body therapies in cancer survivorship.

Myers CD, Walton T, Small BJ. The value of massage therapy in cancer care. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008 Aug;22(4):649-60, viii.

Myklebust M, Pradhan EK, Gorenflo D. An integrative medicine patient care model and evaluation of its outcomes: the University of Michigan experience. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Sep;14(7):821-6.

O’Callaghan F, Jordan N. Postmodern values, attitudes and the use of complementary medicine. Complement Ther Med. 2003;11(1):28-32.

Oppenheim D, Pittolo V, Gericot C, Grill J, Hartmann O, Dauchy S. A writing workshop for children with cancer. Arch Dis Child. 2008 Aug;93(8):708-9. Review.

Pasquali E. Humor: preventive therapy for family caregivers. Home Healthc Nurs. 1991;9(3):13-7.

Patterson M, Maurer S, Adler SR, Avins AL. A novel clinical-trial design for the study of massage therapy. Complement Ther Med. 2008 Jun;16(3):169-76.

Pelletier KR. Integrative medicine: sorting fact from fiction. MedGenMed. 2007 Nov 2;9(4):26.

Penson R, Castro C, Seiden, Chabner B, Lynch T. Complementary, alternative, integrative, or unconventional medicine? Oncologist. 2001;6(5):463-73.

Penson R, Partidge R, Rudd P, et al. Laughter: the best medicine? Oncologist. 2005;10(8):651-60. Review.

Rakel D, Guerrera M, Bayles B, et. al. CAM education: promoting a salutogenic focus in health care. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Jan; [Epub ahead of print]

Remen RN. Practicing a medicine of the whole person: an opportunity for healing. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008 Aug;22(4):767-73, x.

Richardson MM, Babiak-Vazquez AE, Frenkel MA. Music therapy in a comprehensive cancer center. J Soc Integr Oncol. 2008 Spring;6(2):76-81.

Robb W. Self-healing: a concept analysis. Nurs Forum. 2006;41(2):60-77. Review.

Romanoff B, Thompson B. Meaning construction in palliative care: the use of narrative, ritual, and the expressive arts. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2006;23(4):309-16. Review.

Running A, Tolle LW, Girard D. Ritual: the final expression of care. Int J Nurs Pract. 2008 Aug;14(4):303-7.

Russell NC, Sumler SS, Beinhorn CM, Frenkel MA. Role of massage therapy in cancer care. J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Mar;14(2):209-14.

Sasagawa M, Martzen M, Kelleher W, Wenner C. Positive correlation between the use of complementary and alternative medicine and internal locus of control. Explore (NY). 2008 Jan-Feb;4(1):38-41.

Schmidt S. Mindfulness and healing intention: concepts, practice, and research evaluation. J Altern Complement Med. 2004;10(Suppl 1):S7-14.

Shumay D, Maskarinee G, Gotay C, et al. Determinants of the degree of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with cancer. J Altern Complement Med. 2002;8(5):661-71.

Sleath B, Callahan L, Devellis R, Beard A. Arthritis patients’ perceptions of rheumatologists’ participatory decision-making style and communication about complementary and alternative medicine. Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Mar;59(3):416-21.

Smith BW, Dalen J, Wiggins KT, et. al. Who is willing to use complementary and alternative medicine? Explore (NY). 2008 Nov-Dec;4(6):359-67.

Steinsbekk A, Launse L. Empowering the cancer patient or controlling the tumor? A qualitative study of how cancer patients experience consultations with complementary medicine practitioners and physicians, respectively. Integr Cancer Ther. 2005;4(2):195-200.

Taylor M, Keighron K. Healing is who we are … and who are we? Nurs Adm Q. 2004;28(4):241-8.

Tindle H, Davis R, Phillips R, Eisenberg D. Trends in use of complementary and alternative medicine by US adults: 1997-2002. Altern Ther Health Med. 2005;11(1):42-9.

Tovey P, Broom A. Oncologists’ and specialist cancer nurses’ approaches to complementary and alternative medicine and their impact on patient action. Soc Sci Med. 2007;64(12);2550-64.

van den Brink-Muinen A, Rijken P. Does trust in health care influence the use of complementary and alternative medicine by chronically ill people? BMC Public Health. 2006;6:188.

van Niekerk JP. Why integrative medicine? S Afr Med J. 2007 Nov;97(11):1009-10.

Verhoef MJ, Boon HS, Page SA. Talking to cancer patients about complementary therapies: is it the physician's responsibility? Curr Oncol. 2008 Aug;15 Suppl 2:s88-93.

Vitetta L, Anton B, Cortizo F, Sali A. Mind-body medicine: stress and its impact on overall health and longevity. Ann NY Acad Sci. 2005;1057:492-505.

Votova K, Wister A. Self-care dimensions of complementary and alternative medicine use among older adults. Gerontology. 2007;53(1):21-7.

Wesa K, Gubili J, Cassileth B. Integrative oncology: complementary therapies for cancer survivors. Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2008 Apr;22(2):343-53, viii.

Willms L, St Pierre-Hansen N. Blending in: is integrative medicine the future of family medicine? Can Fam Physician. 2008 Aug;54(8):1085-7, 1093-5.

Wilson K, Ganley A, Mackereth P, Rowswell V. Subsidized complementary therapies for staff and volunteers at a regional cancer center: a formative study. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2007;16(3):291-9. Review.

Wright L. Complementary and alternative medicine for hospice and palliative care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2004;21(5):327-30. Review.

Wright S. Meditation matters. Nurs Stand. 2007;21(39):18-9.