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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.
Functional Bowel and Anorectal Disorders
Functional Bowel and Anorectal Disorders
Abstract: Functional bowel and anorectal disorders collectively affect at least half of the U.S. population and are often treated in primary care settings. A significant proportion of patients with these problems fail to gain adequate relief from conventional medical management, which predominantly consists of education, reassurance, and pharmacological interventions targeting individual symptoms. Empirically validated mind-body treatment alternatives with high success rates exist for incontinence, constipation, and irritable bowel syndrome. Patients with these three disorders, as well as patients with lower gastrointestinal tract symptoms in general who have failed conventional management or who exhibit a clear relationship between psychosocial issues and their gastrointestinal problems, should be routinely considered for behavioral and psychophysiological treatment.
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