ArticleJournal of bioethical inquiry2019
Medicine is Patriarchal, But Alternative Medicine is Not the Answer.
Article in Journal of bioethical inquiry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Characteristics, Opportunities, and Challenges of Osteopathy Based on the Perceptions of Osteopaths in Austria: Qualitative Interview Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
- The engagement of psychology with complementary medicine: A critical integrative review.Heliyon · 2023Review
- Gender Issues in Physiotherapy in Quebec, Canada.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2023Article
- Demographic and psychometric predictors associated with engagement in risk-associated alternative healthcare behaviours.PloS one · 2023Article
- Patients' Lived Experience in a Multicomponent Intervention for Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Primary Care: A Qualitative Interview Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Crowdfunding for complementary and alternative medicine: What are cancer patients seeking?PloS one · 2020Article
- To Your Good Health! Going to the Pub With Friends, Nursing Dying Patients, And 'ER' Receptionists: the Ubiquitous Rise of Risk Management and Maybe A 'Prudential' Bioethics?Journal of bioethical inquiry · 2019Article
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Abstract
Women are over-represented within alternative medicine, both as consumers and as service providers. In this paper, I show that the appeal of alternative medicine to women relates to the neglect of women's health needs within scientific medicine. This is concerning because alternative medicine is severely limited in its therapeutic effects; therefore, those who choose alternative therapies are liable to experience inadequate healthcare. I argue that while many patients seek greater autonomy in alternative medicine, the absence of an evidence base and plausible mechanisms of action leaves patients unable to realize meaningful autonomy. This seems morally troubling, especially given that the neglect of women's needs within scientific medicine seems to contribute to preferences for alternative medicine. I conclude that the liberatory credentials of alternative medicine should be questioned and make recommendations to render scientific medicine better able to meet the needs of typical alternative medicine consumers.
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