Complementary And Alternative Treatments in Mental Health Care
Contributors: James Lake (Editor); David Spiegel (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
Published: December 19, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 478
ISBN-13: 9781585622023
Subjects: Complementary Medicine; Psychiatry; Mental illness; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Mental health services; Mental Health; Psychiatry - General; Nursing - Mental Health; Alternative treatment
Description: The widespread use of nonconventional treatments, or complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), and the increasing evidence supporting their therapeutic benefits call for a concerted scientific effort to integrate modalities with demonstrated efficacy into mainstream medicine. Written for both conventionally and nonconventionally trained mental health care professionals, this book provides both an ideal reference for clinicians whose patients inquire about CAM therapies and a critical, balanced review of the nonconventional modalities most widely used in Western countries to treat mental or emotional problems.