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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.
The Professional Role and Education of Physician Assistants in Mind-Body Medicine
The Professional Role and Education of Physician Assistants in Mind-Body Medicine
Abstract: Physician assistants are educated in the traditional medical mode but emphasizing primary care, and interviewing and communication skills. Approximately half of all physician assistants recommend and use mind-body approaches as complementary therapies, but these modalities are not systematically included in program curricula. With additional education in mind-body approaches to diagnosis and treatment, physician assistants appear especially suited to integrate mind-body modalities with conventional medical and surgical treatment options. The chapter introduces some practical tools for a new practice paradigm: (1) an educational model based on psychoneuroimmunology, relaxation training, patient empowerment, and the role of belief and placebo effects; and (2) specific mind-body ...
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