In this handbook endorsed by the American Holistic Nursing Association (AHNA) that updates the 2000 edition, Montgomery and her colleagues with a holistic nursing consulting firm in western states have compiled a comprehensive treatment of the core values, objectives, and modalities of alternative and complementary practice. Each chapter contains healer reflections and directions for future research in bodymind areas from nutrition to spirituality. The text also contains the AHNA standards. Annotation c 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR