Complementary Health for Women. a Comprehensive Treatment Guide for Major Disease and Common Conditions

Description

"Carolyn provides a foundation for healthy sharing and decision making." -- C. Norman Shealy, MD, PhD
Holos University Graduate Seminary

Complementary and alternative therapies have become increasingly popular in the West, but to date no book has served as a practical, how-to guide for administering complementary therapies specifically for women.

This authoritative guidebook documents all the nonmedical approaches nurses will need when treating women with functional complaints, diseases, and disorders, including depression, breast cancer, menopause, pregnancy, and more. For each condition and disease, Clark outlines expected responses, cautions, assessments, tips for treatment, and additional references.

Key Features:

• Offers extensively detailed case studies
• Conveniently organized in alphabetical order by condition or disease
• Features tables comparing various complementary approaches to specific diseases
• Lists available products and training programs for each disease or condition
• Contains cutting-edge research on nonmedical therapies and advice for counseling women

Essential for all levels of nurses working with women, this book provides an invaluable wealth of information on complementary health and treatment for women.

Table of Contents

Abdominal Pain AIDS/HIV
Allergies
Alzheimer's Disease
Anxiety
Arthritis
Bladder Infection
Blood Pressure
Bone Health
Breast Cancer
Breast Feeding
Cervical Cancer
Cholesterol (Elevated)
Colon Cancer
Constipation
Crohn's Disease
Depression
Diabetes
Diarrhea
Diverticular Disease
Endometriosis
Falls
Gallstones
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Headache
Heart Disease
Incontinence
Insomnia
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Liver Inflammation
Menopause
Migraines
Nausea & Vomiting
Obesity
Osteoporosis
Ovarian Cancer
Pancreatitis
PMS
Post-Partum
Pregnancy
Respiratory Health
Triglycerides (elevated)
Ulcerative Colitis
Urinary Tract Infection
Vaginal Health

Author Biographies

Carolyn Chambers Clark, ARNP, EdD, FAAN, AHNC, founded the Wellness Institute and now runs a website called Wellness and Relationship Resources at www.carolynchambersclark.com that provides continuing education materials, newsletters, seminars, and practice management consultation. As a certified advanced holistic nurse and mental health nurse practitioner, she has maintained a private practice with clients for more than 30 years, focusing on whole person wellness.

She was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in 1980 and is an award-winning author who has conducted research and published widely on wellness, holistic, and self-care topics, including Wellness Practitioner, Integrating Complementary Procedures into Practice, Health Promotion in Communities: Holistic and Wellness Approaches (Springer Publishing Company, 2001),Holistic Assertiveness Skills for Nurses: Empower Yourself (and Others!) (Springer Publishing Company, 2003) and The Encyclopedia of Complementary Health Practice (Springer Publishing Company. 1999) She was also founding editor of the Alternative Health Practitioner: The Journal of Complementary and Natural Care and is the author of Group Leadership Skills (Springer Publishing Company, 2003), now in its fourth edition.