A patient's spouse has raised the possibility of integrating alternative therapies into the patient's treatment regimen. The term "alternative therapy" refers to which of the following?
A) Herbal remedies not generally used in Western therapies
B) Therapies used without the direct involvement of health care practitioners
C) Traditional treatments that lack evidence for their efficacy
D) Health care practices used in place of Western therapies
Ans: D
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Alternative therapies are those used in place of Western therapies. They do not necessarily exclude the involvement of health care practitioners. Many of these therapies are evidence based and they are not limited to herbal remedies.
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