- Disclosures
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 Diet for Healthy, Youthful Skin
- 2 Nutrition and Supplements for Healthy Skin
- 3 Therapeutic Diets For Skin Disorders
- 4 Skin-Influencing Factors in Daily Life
- 5 Topical Botanicals and the Skin
- 6 Psychoneuroimmunology in Dermatology
- 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Dermatology
- 8 Herbal Medicine in Dermatology
- 9 An Ayurvedic Perspective on Dermatology
- 10 Hypnosis, Hypnoanalysis, and Mindfulness Meditation in Dermatology
- 11 Energy Medicine in Dermatology
- 12 Integrative Management of Acne
- 13 Integrative Management of Hair Loss and Hair Care
- 14 Integrative Management of Atopic Dermatitis
- 15 Integrative Management of Cutaneous Infectious Diseases
- 16 Integrative Management of Contact Dermatitis
- 17 Integrative Management of Hyperhidrosis
- 18 Integrative Management of Lichen Planus
- 19 Integrative Management of Neurodermatitis
- 20 Integrative Management of Postherpetic Neuralgia
- 21 Integrative Management of Pruritus
- 22 Integrative Management of Psoriasis
- 23 Integrative Management of Rosacea
- 24 Integrative Management of Seborrheic Dermatitis
- 25 Integrative Management of Skin Cancer
- 26 Integrative Management of Stasis Dermatitis
- 27 Integrative Management of Urticaria
- 28 Integrative Management of Verrucae (Warts)
- 29 Integrative Management of Vitiligo
- 30 The History, Research, Education, and Future of Integrative Dermatology
- Index
(p. 486) The History, Research, Education, and Future of Integrative Dermatology
- Chapter:
- (p. 486) The History, Research, Education, and Future of Integrative Dermatology
- Author(s):
Alan Dattner
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199907922.003.0030
Integrative dermatology is a recent term. It emerged from the term “integrative medicine,” which is currently the most medically-acceptable perspective and nomenclature for the incorporation of non-allopathic healing methods into current Western standard of care. Its origins go back not only to dermatology before the advent of “miracle drugs,” but also to the very earliest use of plants and incantations for healing the skin.The truest nature of integrative dermatology is to approach the patient with an all-encompassing and more diverse worldview than is available or offered in modern Western practice.This chapter will focus on more recent forms of integrative skin care since the advent of the specialty of dermatology. Although much of this chapter focuses on the use of various remedies that are not central to current practice, it is important to consider and incorporate different perspectives from various healing systems just as we might consult with different specialists according to the organ system involved.
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- Disclosures
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Contributors
- 1 Diet for Healthy, Youthful Skin
- 2 Nutrition and Supplements for Healthy Skin
- 3 Therapeutic Diets For Skin Disorders
- 4 Skin-Influencing Factors in Daily Life
- 5 Topical Botanicals and the Skin
- 6 Psychoneuroimmunology in Dermatology
- 7 Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture in Dermatology
- 8 Herbal Medicine in Dermatology
- 9 An Ayurvedic Perspective on Dermatology
- 10 Hypnosis, Hypnoanalysis, and Mindfulness Meditation in Dermatology
- 11 Energy Medicine in Dermatology
- 12 Integrative Management of Acne
- 13 Integrative Management of Hair Loss and Hair Care
- 14 Integrative Management of Atopic Dermatitis
- 15 Integrative Management of Cutaneous Infectious Diseases
- 16 Integrative Management of Contact Dermatitis
- 17 Integrative Management of Hyperhidrosis
- 18 Integrative Management of Lichen Planus
- 19 Integrative Management of Neurodermatitis
- 20 Integrative Management of Postherpetic Neuralgia
- 21 Integrative Management of Pruritus
- 22 Integrative Management of Psoriasis
- 23 Integrative Management of Rosacea
- 24 Integrative Management of Seborrheic Dermatitis
- 25 Integrative Management of Skin Cancer
- 26 Integrative Management of Stasis Dermatitis
- 27 Integrative Management of Urticaria
- 28 Integrative Management of Verrucae (Warts)
- 29 Integrative Management of Vitiligo
- 30 The History, Research, Education, and Future of Integrative Dermatology
- Index