Healing and Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health provides a comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative treatments for mental health, with information and research on their effectiveness for treating specific disorders. Twenty-two chapters document research and the current practice of using complementary and alternative therapies in treating a number of disorders, including depression, […]
Spiritual Preparation Before Fasting
Whether or not a person has religious briefs, it may be useful to consider the spiritual ramifications of fasting prior to beginning a fast. Wherever the fast occurs—at home, in the wilderness, or at a facility—fasting can provide extraordinary life-changing experiences. Even people who fast in a clinic setting often have breakthrough moments. For some […]
Acupuncture for Depression
Modern medicine typically treats depression with a form of psychotherapy and/or anti-depressant drugs regardless of the specific symptoms presented. In the United States, the DSM-IV, a diagnostic tool for appropriately categorizing psychological disorders, is widely used in the diagnosis as well as the treatment for depression. In contrast, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) does not recognize […]