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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.
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence
Abstract: Urinary incontinence is a major clinical problem that affects a large proportion of adults, primarily women and the elderly. With careful diagnosis and appropriate therapy, current methods can help 80 percent of patients with urinary incontinence. Standard treatment approaches include pelvic floor exercises, bladder training, medications, and surgery. Behavioral and psychophysiological methods have successfully addressed the most common types of urinary incontinence.
Medical, Physiological, and Behavioral Profiles of the Disorders
Urinary incontinence (UI), or involuntary loss of urine, is a major clinical problem that affects approximately half of all adult women to some degree (Harrison & Memel, 1994) and is approximately 10 times more common in women than in men (MacLennan, Taylor, Wilson, & Wilson, 2000). Among women, UI is more prevalent ...
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