This book explores the way in which the law presently affects the practice of complementary medicine. It also examines the current debate about the need for greater regulation of complementary medicine. In doing so it challenges the notion that the legal and regulatory mechanisms which govern orthodox medicine constitute an appropriate model for the regulation of most complementary therapies.
The growth of complementary medicine over the past decade has been accompanied by calls for greater regulation. To date, discussions on regulation have confined themselves to the parameters set by orthodox medicine, and critical issues which need to be more publicly aired have been overlooked. Complementary Medicine and the Law is the first book to address these issues.
...usefully describes not only the types of treatment but also the training that therapists undertake.
