Shiatsu or therapeutic touch, aromatherapy orhomoepathy? Anybody seeking help beyond orthodoxmedical treatment has a bewildering variety ofcomplementary techniques and alternative therapiesto choose from.In The Psychology of Healing, Murry Hope surveys thehealing arts from the earliest days of ancient Egyptto the latest discoveries in the fields of science andcomplementary medicine.In examining the majority of healing methods in usetoday, she explores their history, how they work, who would be most likely to benefit andthe psychology underlying each one.Well researched, informal and eminentlyreadable, this is a book that lay reader andprofessional alike will find indispensable.