More and more mental health clinicians are turning to unconventional therapeutic approaches to help their patients. This practical guide, geared to the nonmedically trained, explains how to integrate traditional modes of therapy with an array of alternative approaches--from vitamin and mineral supplements to mindfulness training, light therapy, and acupuncture.
Psychiatrists and other Western mental health professionals generally endorse one of four perspectives on the causes or meanings of mental illness (McHugh & Slavney, 1998): • Disease • Dimensional • Behavioral • Life-story Table 3.3 ...
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An integrative approach to modern mental healthcare Textbook of Integrative Mental Health Care is the first book to present a comprehensive framework of conceptual information and clinical guidelines for the integrative assessment and ...
Specifically, the books in this series cover uses of:herbals, vitamins, essential fatty acids, amino acids and other natural supplementswhole body approaches such as massage and exercisemeditation and mind-body practices such as yoga, tai ...
This volume covers the foundations of the field; the most effective ways to optimize wellbeing; principles of symptom management for many common disorders like sleep, anxiety, pain, and cognitive impairment; the application of integrative ...
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This guide offers advice on how to best tailor treatments to individual patient needs; combine and integrate treatments for optimal patient outcomes; identify high-quality products; administer appropriate doses; and deal with concerns about ...
In this volume in the Weil Integrative Medicine Library, the authors describe a rational and evidence-based approach to the integrative therapy of mental disorders integrating the principles of alternative and complementary therapies into ...
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