1. Qualitative methods in CAM research: a focus upon narratives, prayer and spiritual healing2. Systematic reviews and CAM3. Utilising existing data sets for CAM-consumption research: the case of cohort studies4. Towards the application of RCTs for CAM: methodological challenges5. Combining qualitative methods and RCTs in CAM intervention research6. Evidence and CAM research: challenges and opportunities7. The practitioner as researcher: research capacity-building within the ranks of CAM8. Public health and CAM: exploring overlap, contrast and dissonance9. Involving the consumer in CAM research