Alternative Therapies: Selected Resources on Complementary and Alternative Approaches to Health Care

Background Information | Using the Catalog | Electronic Periodical Databases | Periodical Indexes | Journals | Internet Sources


    Background Information and Reference Sources
     
   

The Alternative Advisor: Natural Therapies and Alternative Treatments

Alternative Healing: The Complete A-Z Guide to Over 160 Different Alternative Therapies

Alternative Health and Medicine Encyclopedia

Alternative Health Care Resources 

Alternative Medicine Resource Guide

The Complete Family Guide to Homeopathy

Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses

Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine

From Acupressure to Zen: An Encyclopedia of Natural Therapies

Holistic Health Promotion and Complementary Therapies: A Resource for Integration Practice

The Medical Advisor: The Complete Guide to Alternative and Conventional Therapies

Reader's Guide to Alternative Health Methods 

     
    Using The Catalog
     
    You will find materials under subject headings and keywords such as:
     
   

Acupuncture

Alternative Medicine 

Alternative Therapy

Aromatherapy

Bioenergetics

Biofeedback

Chakras

Chiropractic

Ginseng

Healers

Healing

Holistic Health

Imagery (Psychology)

Massage

Medicine, Ayurvedic

Medicine Chinese Traditional

Meditation

Mental Healing

Mind & Body

Naturopathy

Plants Medicinal

Reflexology

Reiki Healing System

Shamanism

Touch

Touch Therapeutic

Visualization

Yoga

     
    Electronic Periodical Databases
     
   

AMED, the Allied and Complementary Medicine Database (AMED) covers journals in complementary medicine, palliative care, and several professions allied to medicine, 1985 on.

     
   

CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health covers the period 1982 to date. Over 600 nursing and allied health journals are regularly reviewed and indexed, including Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

     
   

Medline is produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is widely recognized as the premier source for biomedical literature. MEDLINE is available from 1966+ and covers virtually every subject in the broad field of biomedicine, indexing articles from over 3,600 international journals.

     
   

Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, provides evidence-based, clinical information on natural medicines, herbal medicines, and dietary supplements. Compiled by pharmacists and physicians, this database provides reliable information on safety and efficacy and is updated daily.

     
   

ProQuest Research Library indexes summaries of articles from over 5,000 publications, with many in full text, full image format. Indexing and abstracting backfiles date back to 1986. Broad subject areas include health, science, social sciences and psychology.

     
    Periodical Indexes
     
    The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature is a paper index providing periodical indexing back to 1890. It is available in the Abplanalp Library reference area.
     
    Journals
     
   

The following journals from the UNE Libraries will be especially helpful:

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine 

     
    Internet Sources
     
   

The Alternative Medicine HomePage, University of Pittsburgh

CAM on PubMed

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Quackwatch

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    Roberta (Bobby) Gray, public services librarian, University of New England Libraries, Westbrook College Campus, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland, ME 04103
   

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