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Edited By
Scott Shannon, McKee Center for Holistic Medicine, Loveland, Colorado, U.S.A.
Description
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.
Audience
Psychotherapists in all forms of practice, treating all disorders and all patient populations.
Contents
Contributors.
Preface.
Part I: Overview
S. Shannon, Introduction: The Emerging Paradigm.S. Shannon,
Integration and Holism.
Part II: Physical Modalities
R.P. Lee, Cranial Osteopathy.R. D'Angelo, Aromatherapy.
J. Settle, Diet and Essential Fatty Acids.J. Settle, Nutritional Supplements.
Part III: Mind-Body Approaches
D. Moss, Biofeedback.K. Lowenstein, Meditation and Self-Regulatory Techniques.J. Lake, Qigong.B. Sultanoff,
Breath Work.
Part IV: Spiritual Approaches
J.R. Bonadonna, Therapeutic Touch.D. Benor, Spiritual
Healing.E. Leskowitz, Medical Intuition.J. Wyker,Spiritual Psychotherapy.
Part V: Modern Innovations
W.M. Zangwill, J. Pearson, and P. Kosminsky, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).M. Fallon-Cyr and M.
Fallon-Cyr, The Hakomi Method and Body-Centered Psychotherapies.M. Schupbach, Process Work.
Part VI: Traditional
Medical System
H. Cass and J. Cott, Herbal Medicine.P. Bailey, Homeopathy.J. Motl, Acupuncture.
J. Brooks, Ayurveda.
Part VII: Other Approaches
J.R. Graham-Pole, The Creative Arts: What Role Do
They Play?B.A. Sultanoff, The Environment.J. Diamond, The Therapeutic Power of Music.
Part VIII: Synthesis
S. Shannon, Synthesis.
Appendix.
Index.
Synthesis.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 574 pages, publication date: DEC-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-638281-5
ISBN-10: 0-12-638281-6
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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