Handbook of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Mental Health

Handbook of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Mental Health
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
22 January 2002
Pages
608
ISBN
9780126382815

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 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 concerns-depression, 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

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