Handbook of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Mental Health - Softcover

9781493301911: Handbook of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Mental Health

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1493301918 ISBN 13: 9781493301911

Publisher: Academic Press, 2014

Scott Shannon is an MD, president elect of the American Holistic Medical Association, and considered a national expert on holistic psychiatry. In this book he brings together a comprehensive overview of CAM treatments, with information on their effectiveness and safety for specific patient populations and for use in treating specific disorders. Modalities covered include Acupuncture, Nutritional Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Meditation, Biofeedback, Aromatherapy and others. Coverage also includes chapters on the best CAM modalities for treatment of Anxiety and PTSD, Depression, ADD, and Addictions. Each chapter will be in a similar template, beginning with a description of the treatment, it's safety, compatibility with conventional treatments and/or contrindications, scientific documentation of it's efficacy, discussion of which disorders it is best used for, and references.

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Review:

"This groundbreaking text should become a standard reference for any mental health care professional."
-WORDTRADE
"Highly recommended for graduate students, researchers and clinicians in both mental health and medicine."
-CHOICE
"Mental health professionals would be well advised to look into the topics covered in this book..."
-INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY
"This is a very useful book, organizing a large amount of information in a relevant, easy-to-use format."
-divine, inc.
"This book will become a classic in its field."
-Larry Dossey, MD
Author: "Reinventing Medicine" and "Healing Words"
"Dr. Scott Shannon has compiled a thorough guide... one that will be most useful for both patients and health professionals."
-Andrew Weil, M.D., Author of "8 Weeks to Optimum Health" and Director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson
..".Scott Shannon has powerfully provided the reader with access to a multitude of options for improving their mental health..."
-ROBERT S. IVKER, D.O., President-elect of the American Board of Holistic Medicine and author of the bestselling "SINUS SURVIVAL"
"Well researched and well written, this compilation enhances our understanding of CAM approaches and enlarges our perspective as mental health professionals."
-JAMES S. GORDON, M.D.
Author, "Manifesto for a New Medicine: Your Guide to Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alternative Medicine"; Founder and Director, Center for Mind-Body Washington, DC

From the Back Cover:

This book provides a comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative therapy treatments in mental health, with information on their effectiveness and safety for specific patient populations and for use in treating specific disorders. Twenty-four different contributors in psychology and medicine document research and the current practice in treating a number of disorders, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and addictions.

Modalities covered are both new and ancient, including acupuncture, EMDR, process work, nutritional medicine, herbal medicine, meditation, biofeedback, essential fatty acids, and others.

Each chapter begins with a description of a therapy, followed by discussions of safety and of the compatibility or conflict of the therapy with conventional treatments. Scientific documentation of the therapy's efficacy is also covered, along with a discussion of the disorders for which the treatment is best used.
|This book provides a comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative therapy treatments in mental health, with information on their effectiveness and safety for specific patient populations and for use in treating specific disorders. Twenty-four different contributors in psychology and medicine document research and the current practice in treating a number of disorders, including depression, anxiety, ADHD, and addictions.

Modalities covered are both new and ancient, including acupuncture, EMDR, process work, nutritional medicine, herbal medicine, meditation, biofeedback, essential fatty acids, and others.

Each chapter begins with a description of a therapy, followed by discussions of safety and of the compatibility or conflict of the therapy with conventional treatments. Scientific documentation of the therapy's efficacy is also covered, along with a discussion of the disorders for which the treatment is best used.

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