Defense Date
4-7-2016
Graduation Date
2016
Availability
Immediate Access
Submission Type
dissertation
Degree Name
DHCE
Department
Health Care Ethics
School
McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Committee Chair
Henk ten Have
Committee Member
Gerald Magill
Committee Member
Rosemary Donley
Keywords
Health Care, Holistic Care
Abstract
The doctoral project presents an argument for the inclusion of complementary and alternative medicine in the provision of holistic care. Over the course of history the practice of medicine has evolved with developments in science and technology and transitioned into away from its holistic origins to a more fragmented practice. The project includes relevant literature on shortcomings of conventional medicine that are in part a catalyst for the trends of increasing complementary and alternative medicine utilization. The doctoral project concludes that the benefits of complementary and alternative medicine's inclusion in care, and more specifically holistic care, is of value and further research will be of benefit to further the utilization of complementary and alternative medicine.
Format
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Allen, K. (2016). The Ethical Justification of Extending Holistic Care to Complementary and Alternative Medicine (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/295