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In this regard, the National Institute of Technology's (NIH) Assessment Panel (1996), reported that many non-pharmacologic treatment interventions are currently being used for patients with chronic and/or life-threatening illnesses. Moreover, indications are that for some physical illnesses, non-pharmacologic therapies can actually operate to heal the condition without the use of more complex and more expensive pharmacologic methods (Walley, Beebe & Clark, 1994).

The foregoing facts are directly relevant to the health care crisis in America and for the system's need of a general overhaul. Specifically, Haislmaier (1990) proposed that the best way to handle the health care crisis was to restore consumer choice to Americans; but what do consumers want? There are indications that consumers want alternative therapies (Flash, 1997); and this because they so often introduce a desired spiritual and/or personal component (Wallis, 1996

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