Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health

HELDA PINZÓN-PÉREZ, PHD, CNS, MCHES, FNS, is a professor in the Department of Public Health and School of Nursing at California State University, Fresno. She is a native of Colombia. Her research interests are international health as well as alternative medicine and integrative healing. MIGUEL A. PÉREZ, PHD, MCHES, CGS, FAAHE, is a health educator who specializes in international adolescent health issues, applied research, and cultural competence. He is the author of a textbook in health education, co-edited a couple of books, and written several book chapters, in addition to peer-reviewed publications and numerous conferences, many based on his research on migrant and adolescent health risk behaviors.

• Preface viiAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Editors xvAbout the Contributors xviiChapter 1 Exploring Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health: Overview, Limits, and Controversies 1Cyndi Guerra, Cheryl Hickey, and Helda Pinzón-PérezChapter 2 Mind-Body Medicine 29Catherine L. ZemanChapter 3 Natural Complementary and Alternative Medicine Modalities 57Cheryl Hickey and Cyndi GuerraChapter 4 Manipulative and Body-Based Practices 83Kathleen Rindahl, Helda Pinzón-Pérez, and Georgina CastleChapter 5 Ayurveda and Other Complementary Health Approaches 121Peter Garcia and Monika JoshiChapter 6 The Role of Spirituality in Healing 145Dominick L. SturzChapter 7 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among American Indians and Alaska Natives 177Vickie D. Krenz and Amber HuhndorfChapter 8 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among Hispanics/Latinos 207Raffy R. Luquis and Joel Arboleda CastilloChapter 9 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among African Americans 235Pierre E. Wright and Steven B. OwensChapter 10 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders 259Liliana Rojas-Guyler and Mariamma K. MathaiChapter 11 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among Caucasian/European Americans 283Kara N. ZografosChapter 12 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health Approaches among West Asian American Communities 305Gina Marie Piane and Brandon M. EgglestonChapter 13 Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Health: Beyond the Paradigm of CAM 323Helda Pinzón-Pérez, Miguel A. Pérez, and Raffy R. LuquisIndex 351