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Complementary therapies in health care
Author(s) -
van der Riet Pamela
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00587.x
Subject(s) - popularity , health care , medicine , consciousness , holistic health , complementary therapy , nursing , alternative medicine , postmodernism , therapeutic touch , holistic nursing , psychotherapist , psychology , political science , social psychology , philosophy , epistemology , pathology , neuroscience , law
In the past two decades, complementary therapies have grown in popularity in Western countries. The interest in complementary therapies could be explained by a “new consciousness” and the shift to a postmodern society. These therapies, embracing holistic practice, are derived from traditions of Eastern healing. There are many advantages of the complementary therapies that are playing a therapeutic role in the health care of individuals and, through the use of such therapies, nursing is developing a richness in holistic care. However, there are still barriers to be overcome; namely, the reluctance to accept complementary therapies in many contemporary healthcare settings. Through research and education, these barriers can be overcome.