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Announcing a Series of 10 Short Books on Alternative and Integrative Mental Health Care
Integrative mental health care is a person-centered approach that emphasizes maintaining optimal health and wellness takes into account the symptoms, preferences and circumstances of each unique person uses the best available research evidence to develop an individualized treatment plan focuses … Continue reading
Posted in ADHD, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Dementia and mild cognitive impairment, Depression, Foundations of Integrative Mental Healthcare, General, Insomnia, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychosis, Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse
Tagged alternative medicine, books, herbals, holistic medicine, integrative medicine, mental health care, psychiatry
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Acupuncture Ineffective for Smoking Cessation and Nicotine and Cocaine Withdrawal but Effective for Insomnia
Acupuncture is not effective for reducing symptoms of nicotine withdrawal or cocaine addiction but may reduce cocaine craving after abstinence is achieved Two systematic reviews of sham-controlled trials concluded that both conventional acupuncture and electro-acupuncture are equally ineffective in reducing … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Insomnia, Schizophrenia, Substance Abuse
Tagged addiction, anxiety, cocaine craving, insomnia, nicotine craving, smoking cessation
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Cranioelectrotherapy Stimulation (CES): An Important Emerging Therapy
How cranioelectrotherapy stimulation works Cranioelectrotherapy stimulation (CES), also called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) or microcurrent electrical stimulation, is based on the application of extremely weak electrical current to the head and neck to treat anxiety, depressed mood, insomnia, and … Continue reading
Insomnia: How to get better sleep using integrative strategies
Understanding insomnia Sleep and wakefulness are regulated by many neurotransmitters including the brain’s principle inhibitory neurotransmitter gamma-amino-butyric acid (GABA). Changing brain levels of GABA and other neurotransmitters are believed to be related to normal changes in sleep with healthy aging. … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative, complementary, holistic, insomnia, integrative, non-medications, sleep problem, sleeplessness, treatments
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