Handbook of Mind-Body Medicine for Primary Care [Hardcover]

Donald Moss (Editor), Angele V. McGrady (Editor), Terence C. Davies (Editor), Ian Wickramasekera (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0761923233 | ISBN-13: 978-0761923237 | Publication Date: September 19, 2002 | Edition: 1

The Handbook of Mind-Body Medicine for Primary Care introduces an evidence-based mind-body approach to the medical and behavioral problems of primary care patients. Evidence-based mind-body practice draws on the best available scientific research, advocating the integration of well-documented mind-body therapies into primary health care. The handbook summarizes current mind-body practice and provides an overview of the basic techniques, including biofeedback, neurofeedback, relaxation therapies, hypnotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapies, acupuncture, and spiritual therapies. The editors also thoroughly demonstrate the application of these techniques to common disorders such as headache, chronic pain, and essential hypertension, as well as anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and sleep disorders.

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"It is a very thorough and up-to-date clinical handbook and reference for the primary care Doc or nurse. . . . if you have a favorite Family Doc or Internist or Nurse Practitioner--or administrator--and you want them to have a nice gift, buy them this book. But read it before you give it away."

(JOURNAL OF NEUROTHERAPY )

About the Author

Donald Moss, Ph.D., is a partner in West Michigan Behavioral Health Services, adjunct graduate faculty for Saybrook Graduate School, San Francisco and mental health director for the humanitarian Trelawny Outreach Project in Western Jamaica. He is President of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, Editor of the Biofeedback Newsmagazine, and Consulting Editor for the Journal of Neurotherapy. He serves on advisory boards for the Advanced Learning Foundation in Colorado, BioCom Technologies of Seattle, Washington, and the Behavioral Medicine Research and Training Foundation of Suquamish, Washington. His third book, Humanistic and Transpersonal Psychology, is a 1998 release by Greenwood. He has published numerous book chapters and journal articles on humanistic psychology, philosophy of medicine, anxiety disorders, and behavioral medicine.

 

 

 

Dr. Ian Wickramasekera is past-president of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, and was co-founder of AAPB’s Primary Care Section. Dr. Wickramasekera developed the High Risk Model, an empirical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of psychophysiological disorders. He is the author of Clinical Behavioral Medicine (1988, NY: Plenum), as well as over eighty articles and book chapters on a wide range of topics, from hypnosis, to psychophysiological psychotherapy, to somatization disorder.

Terence C. Davies, MD, is Professor and Chair of Family and Community Medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School, and a practicing family physician. He is the Glennan Endowed Chair of Generalist Medicine at EVMS. Dr. Davies has a special interest in behavioral medicine interventions in primary care settings, and established a Division of Behavioral Medicine in his department three years ago.

Angele McGrady, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Physiology and Molecular Medicine at the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo. Dr. McGrady is the past-president of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, and is an Editor of the journal Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. She is a reviewer for Physiology and Behavior and Diabetes Care. Dr. McGrady is the author of numerous journal articles applying physiological research methodology to chronic medical conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension.

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 576 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc; 1 edition (September 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761923233
• ISBN-13: 978-0761923237
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #425,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Destined to be a Classic, January 17, 2003

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Robert Kall "Rob Kall of Opednews.com" (Newtown, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook of Mind-Body Medicine for Primary Care (Hardcover)

This book is a real treasure trove of information by the world's leaders in the different areas it covers. It's humble title belies the rich lode of distilled wisdom it's editors have brought together. If your goal is to have a handy, easily accessible source for information on mind-body approaches to a plethora of different diagnostic categories, this book is the most authoritative source I've ever seen. It has a wealth of information on mind body, biofeedback, applied psychophysiology, self regulation and hypnosis approaches. While there are other, less current books available covering similar ground, this one does it in a practical, economical manner, timewise, getting to the point. covering the bases soyou are not developing a relationship with the book-- just getting the info you need to do your job or better understand how to more effectively and appropriately make referrals.
As the current public information officer for the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, with 30+ years in the field, I consider myself an expert on who's who in the field. And this is one book that is full of the very best experts in their very specific areas.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, December 5, 2009

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Justin Reilly (Boulder, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook of Mind-Body Medicine for Primary Care (Hardcover)

Internist and Duke clinical Med Prof. Charles Lapp contributes a concise yet comprehensive and very accurate chapter on ME (CFS). And every statement is clearly backed by primary sources. All this is in stark contrast to almost all texts that cover more than just ME exclusively. Correctly explicates that depression is very unlikely to be a cause of ME.
Skimmed other parts of book which seemed accurate and balanced and substantively explained mind/body connections without overly complicated language thus rendering it ideal for all medical doctors and others with some working knowledge of physiology.
Highly Recommended!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent - Used in training of Health Psychology, January 30, 2004

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Armando R. Neves Nt (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handbook of Mind-Body Medicine for Primary Care (Hardcover)

Excellent to learning/teaching about Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine.
Excelente para aprender/ ensinar sobre Psicologia da Saúde e Medicina Comportamental.