This book reveals the numerous ways in which moral, ethical and legal principles are being violated by those who provide, recommend or sell complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). The book analyses both academic literature and internet sources that promote CAM. Additionally the book presents a number of brief scenarios, both hypothetical and real-life, about individuals who use CAM or who fall prey to ethically dubious CAM practitioners. The events and conundrums described in these scenarios could happen to almost anyone. Professor emeritus of complementary medicine Edzard Ernst together with bioethicist Kevin Smith provide a thorough and authoritative ethical analysis of a range of CAM modalities, including acupuncture, chiropractic, herbalism, and homeopathy. This book could and should interest all medical professionals who have contact to complementary medicine and will be an invaluable reference for patients deliberating which course of treatment to adopt.
Biografie (Kevin Smith)
Kevin Smith zählt zu den stilprägendsten Filmemachern des amerikanischen Independent-Kinos. Seine Filme wie Clerks, Dogma und Red State genießen Kultstatus, ebenso die wiederkehrenden Figuren Jay und Silent Bob, letzterer gespielt von Smith selbst. Als Autor schrieb er Comics und veröffentlichte mehrere Bücher, darunter einige New York Times-Bestseller. Smith betreibt das Podcast-Netzwerk Smodcast.com und lebt in Los Angeles und auf Twitter.
