Enhancing Holism? GPs’ Explanations of Their Complementary Practice

Adams, J

Enhancing Holism? GPs’ Explanations of Their Complementary Practice

Adams, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Complementary Health Practice Review, 2001, 6 (3), pp. 193 - 204
Issue Date:: 2001-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Adams, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9901-5717	en_US
dc.date.issued	2001-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Complementary Health Practice Review, 2001, 6 (3), pp. 193 - 204	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1533-2101	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/66244
dc.description.abstract	The term holism, often associated with complementary health practice, has been the subject of extensive debate both within and beyond the medical profession. Mean while, an increasing number of general practitioners (GPs) have adjusted to practicing complementary therapies to treat their National Health Service (NHS) patients. Given these developments, this article explores GP therapists’ accounts of their complementary therapies and explanations of holistic practice. The analysis identifies how the doctors’ descriptions of holism legitimate the use of complemen tary therapies within general practice, and also portray integrative practice as the ultimate form of holistic medicine. © 2001, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Complementary Health Practice Review	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/153321010100600302	en_US
dc.title	Enhancing Holism? GPs’ Explanations of Their Complementary Practice	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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Abstract:

The term holism, often associated with complementary health practice, has been the subject of extensive debate both within and beyond the medical profession. Mean while, an increasing number of general practitioners (GPs) have adjusted to practicing complementary therapies to treat their National Health Service (NHS) patients. Given these developments, this article explores GP therapists’ accounts of their complementary therapies and explanations of holistic practice. The analysis identifies how the doctors’ descriptions of holism legitimate the use of complemen tary therapies within general practice, and also portray integrative practice as the ultimate form of holistic medicine. © 2001, Sage Publications. All rights reserved.

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