Complementary and Alternative Therapy Resources
Information on Complemenatry and Alternative Therapies is available from several places on the Library Web Site.
PUBMED
If you are searching for a particular alternative therapy, perform a search using that term. (Some alternative therapies are not MeSH terms so you may need to do a keyword search). If you are looking for how alternative medicine is applied to a particular topic, perform a search on that topic and select the option to limit the search. From the pull-down menu labeled "Journal Subset (Subjects)", select "Alternative/Complementary Therapies".
CINAHL
If you are searching for a particular alternative therapy, perform a search using that term. (Some alternative therapies are not CINAHL headings so you may need to do a keyword search). If you are looking for how alternative medicine is applied to a particular topic, perform a search on that topic and select the option for "Alternative/Complementary Therapies" from the pull-down menu labeled "Journal Subset".
Health and Wellness Resource Center
Find alternative medicine-focused magazines, journals, newspapers, definitions, directories, videos, & reference information on: Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Pregnancy, Herbal remedies, etc. Included are links to diet, cancer, health assessment sites & government databases.
Natural Medicines
Natural Standard was founded by clinicians and researchers to provide high quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies.
Books
Journals
- Acupuncture in Medicine (EBSCOHOST: 2003 - )
- Alternative Medicine Review (EBSCOHOST: 2003 - )
- Chiropractic History (EBSCOHOST: 2004 - )
- Chiropractic Journal (EBSCOHOST: 1990 - 2000)
- Complementary Therapies in Medicine (SCIENCEDIRECT: 1995 - )
- Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery (SCIENCEDIRECT: 2000 - 2004)
- Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice (SCIENCEDIRECT: 2005 - )
- Homoeopathy (SCIENCEDIRECT: 1998 - )
- Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine (EBSCOHOST: 1998 - ) NOTE: The publisher of this journal has instituted a 3-month delay on current issues. The most recent issue available electronically is at least 3 months old.
- Journal of Chinese Medicine (EBSCOHOST: 2005 - )
- Vegetarian Times (EBSCOHOST: 1996 - )