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How to Use Herbs, Nutrients, & Yoga in Mental Health - by Richard P Brown & Patricia L Gerbarg & Philip R Muskin (Paperback)

How to Use Herbs, Nutrients, & Yoga in Mental Health - by  Richard P Brown & Patricia L Gerbarg & Philip R Muskin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>All you need to know about herbs, nutrients, and yoga for enhancing mental health.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Many physicians and therapists agree that herbs and mind-body practices enhance health, but many more are reluctant to integrate them into their clinical work because of a lack of training or, given how long it takes to master the use of hundreds of different herbs, a lack of time. But the trend is clear: clients and consumers alike want control over their health care choices, making the time ripe for a practical resource that guides both the clinician and the consumer on complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).<br /><br /> This book answers that call. Three noted experts in integrative medicine, Drs. Brown, Gerbarg, and Muskin, demystify the complexities of alternative mental health care, giving readers a comprehensive yet accessible guidebook to the best treatment options out there.<br /><br /> From mood, memory, and anxiety disorders to ADD, sexual enhancement issues, psychotic disorders, and substance abuse, every chapter covers a major diagnostic category. The authors then present a range of complementary and alternative treatments-including the use of herbs, nutrients, vitamins, nootropics, hormones, and mind-body practices- that they have found to be beneficial for various conditions within each category. For example, B complex vitamins and folate have been shown to help with depression; omega-3 fatty acids can offer relief for bipolar sufferers; coherent and resonant breathing techniques-used by Buddhist monks-induce healthy alpha rhythms in the brain to relieve anxiety; the elderly can boost their memory by taking the ancient medicinal herb Rhodiola rosea; and those with chronic fatigue syndrome can find comfort in acupuncture and yoga. Focusing on evidence-based approaches, the research, the authors' clinical experience, and the potential risks and benefits of each treatment are carefully examined.<br /><br /> Brown, Gerbarg, and Muskin have distilled an otherwise daunting field of treatment down to its basics: their overriding approach is to present the CAM methods that are most practical in a clinical setting, easy to administer, and low in side effects. With helpful summary tables at the end of each chapter, clinical pearls, and case vignettes interspersed throughout, this is a must-have resource for all clinicians and consumers who want the best that alternative medicine has to offer.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>[A]n excellent reference...that will appeal to CAM consumers and practitioners as well as conventional physicians. All will find a thoughtful review of practical guidelines for the application of CAM treatments for neurology and psychiatry. I give it a thumbs up!-- "Herbal Gram Magazine"<br><br>[I]nvaluable for practicing physicians and those in the mental health industry.-- "Midwest Book Review"<br><br>[T]he best book on this difficult topic that I have come across.-- "Journal of Mental Health"<br><br>[T]his book offers credible information about almost every widely available over-the-counter herb or nutrient....outstanding compilation of research and superb way in which the research is woven into a narrative....as exhaustive and reliable a source for these CAM therapies as one will find on the shelf today.-- "Yoga Therapy Today"<br><br>Brown, Gerbarg, and Muskin have distilled an otherwise daunting field of treatment down to its basics: their overriding approach is to present the CAM methods that are most practical in a clinical setting, easy to administer, and low in side effects.-- "Current Psychiatry Online"<br><br>This book is for everyone...an invaluable resource for practitioners and consumers alike.-- "Townsend Letter"<br><br>[A] powerful book...has the potential to blow a gaping hole in the current wall of psychiatric ignorance of natural therapies.--Chris Kilham, Medicine Hunter<br><br>[R]eadable by healthcare consumers...highly useful to mental health professionals....be they MD psychiatrist, PhD psychologist, CSW or LMHC psychotherapist.--Stephen Larsen, PhD, LMHC, BCIA-eeg<br><br>A go-to source for information on integrative mental health.--Mehmet C. Oz, MD, FACS<br>

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