Handbook of complementary and alternative therapies in mental health /

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 populatio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Shannon, Scott M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego : Academic Press, �2002.
Temas:
Mental illness > Alternative treatment.
Mental illness > Treatment.
Psychotherapy > Methodology.
Mental Disorders > therapy
Complementary Therapies
Psychoth�erapie > M�ethodologie.
Maladies mentales > M�edecines parall�eles.
Maladies mentales > Traitement.
M�edecines parall�eles.
MEDICAL > Psychiatry > General.
Psychotherapy > Methodology
Mental illness > Treatment
Mental illness > Alternative treatment
Geestelijke gezondheid.
Therapie�en.
Internet Resources.
Handbooks.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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. Key Features * Most comprehensive overview of rapidly expanding field * Includes chapters by 24 leading psychiatric/psychological experts in these fields * Documents and rates the research base in each area * Offers practical clinical approaches for four common mental health concernsdepression, anxiety, ADHD, and addictions * Areas not yet covered in professional training * Practices commonly employed by the public (40-50% of the American public use complementary or alternative approaches) * No previous book of this nature or scope.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxviii, 574 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780126382815
0126382816
9780080533414
0080533418
1281028886
9781281028884

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