Venting the Pain

A recent article in U.S. News & World Report (January 21, 2008) entitled “Alternative Medicine Goes Mainstream” outlines a number of therapies that used to be outside the realm of medical treatment but are now being recognized and used as adjunct treatments at major medical centers. These techniques have been termed “alternative medicine,” suggesting an either-or approach to treatment. More recently, however, the therapies that have been seen as an alternative to conventional, evidence based medicine are being incorporated into a “whole person” approach to treatment. “Alternative” medicine is now being seen as “complementary” and “integrative” medicine.
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