Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Mental Health Care by James H Lake Md

Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Mental Health Care by James H Lake Md

A concise, practical reference that reviews the many CAM approaches used to treat - or self-treat - mental health problems, and the history and rationale for a variety of CAM treatments, including the risks and benefits of their integration into mainstream mental health care. Two dozen contributors present current information about safe, effective mental health treatments.

With relatively little in the way of printed material for comparative purposes, this book is seemingly unique and definitely informativeThe chapters describing and explaining "Non-conventional Biological Treatments" and "Spirituality, Mindfulness, and MindBody Practices: are the most educational, and the material was well balanced and fair in its assessment of the advantages and disadvantages regarding their use.[Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Mental Healthcare] is an excellent beginning, as it does not talk down to those less familiar with these modalitities and enables providers to open a realistic dialogue with their patients.

* Doody's Book Review Service *

Although all of these chapters provide the mainstream clinician with valuable information, they also contain some implicit values associated with Western psychology and psychiatry.

* PsycCRITIQUES *

This book gives an expertly written and concise introduction to a rang of complementary and alternative treatments in mental health and may sever as a truly inspirational guide to anybody wishing to expand the boundaries of conventional psychiatric practice.

* The British Journal of Psychiatry *

At least, a book about many of the newest ideas in psychiatric treatment focused on detailed aspects with clinical guidelines on particular treatments in complementary and alternative medicine! Lake and Spiegel have found astute chapter authors committed to the understanding of treatments previously considered strange, exotic, or quackery.

* The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease *

James H. Lake, M.D., has a private practice in Monterey, California, where he combines psychotherapy and evidence-based Western and complementary treatments for the spectrum of psychiatric disorders. Dr. Lake chairs the American Psychiatric Association's Caucus on Complementary, Alternative, and Integrative Approaches in Mental Health Care.

David Spiegel, M.D., is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine, and Medical Director of the Center for Integrative Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California.

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ISBN 13	9781585622023
ISBN 10	1585622028
Title	Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Mental Health Care
Author	James H Lake Md
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Year published	2007-02-17
Number of pages	504
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