Abstract

Scott Shannon is an MD, president elect of the American Holistic Medical Association, and considered a national expert on holistic psychiatry. In this book he brings together a comprehensive overview of CAM treatments, with information on their effectiveness and safety for specific patient populations and for use in treating specific disorders. Modalities covered include Acupuncture, Nutritional Medicine, Herbal Medicine, Meditation, Biofeedback, Aromatherapy and others. Coverage also includes chapters on the best CAM modalities for treatment of Anxiety and PTSD, Depression, ADD, and Addictions.

Each chapter will be in a similar template, beginning with a description of the treatment, its safety, compatibility with conventional treatments and/or contrindications, scientific documentation of its efficacy, discussion of which disorders it is best used for, and references.

• Most comprehensive overview of rapidly expanding field
• Includes chapters by 24 leading psychiatric/psychological experts in these fields
• Documents and rates the research base in each area
• Offers practical clinical approaches for four common mental health concerns—depression, anxiety, ADHD, and addictions
• Areas not yet covered in professional training
• Practices commonly employed by the public (40-50% of the American public use complementary or alternative approaches)
• No previous book of this nature or scope

"This groundbreaking text should become a standard reference for any mental health care professional."
—WORDTRADE
"Highly recommended for graduate students, researchers and clinicians in both mental health and medicine."
—CHOICE
"Mental health professionals would be well advised to look into the topics covered in this book..."
—INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY
"This is a very useful book, organizing a large amount of information in a relevant, easy-to-use format."
—divine, inc.
"This book will become a classic in its field."
—Larry Dossey, MD
Author: Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words
"Dr. Scott Shannon has compiled a thorough guide... one that will be most useful for both patients and health professionals."
—Andrew Weil, M.D., Author of 8 Weeks to Optimum Health and Director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson
"...Scott Shannon has powerfully provided the reader with access to a multitude of options for improving their mental health..."
—ROBERT S. IVKER, D.O., President-elect of the American Board of Holistic Medicine and author of the bestselling SINUS SURVIVAL
"Well researched and well written, this compilation enhances our understanding of CAM approaches and enlarges our perspective as mental health professionals."
—JAMES S. GORDON, M.D.
Author, Manifesto for a New Medicine: Your Guide to Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alternative Medicine; Founder and Director, Center for Mind-Body Washington, DC