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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.
Existential and Spiritual Dimensions of Primary Care: Healing the Wounded Soul
Existential and Spiritual Dimensions of Primary Care: Healing the Wounded Soul
Abstract: Human beings are both physical and metaphysical beings. In every breath, they are anchored in accidents of anatomy and physiological process yet actively yearn to reach the farthest limits of the imagination. Illness transforms the world and the everyday experience of the sick. Driven by the human need to discover meaning in every event, injured, ill, and disabled individuals display a special need to make sense of their suffering and to discover a deeper purpose beneath illness. Participation in inward spiritual activities and outward religious activities may enhance wellness and buffer individuals against illness. Spiritual texts, liturgies, and wisdom offer additional tools for ...
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