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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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Essential Oils and Aromatherapy for Anxiety
Prescription anti-anxiety medications are limited by safety problems Prescription medications used to treat generalized anxiety include the benzodiazepines such as diazepam and clonazepam, and SSRI antidepressants such as paroxetine and sertraline. Chronic benzodiazepine use is associated with dependence, sedation and mental … Continue reading
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Tagged aromatherapy, essential oils, lavender, Passion flower, rosemary
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Healing Touch and Therapeutic Touch for Stress and Anxiety
Ancient healing techniques but unknown mechanism Non-contact and so-called ‘energy’ healing techniques have been used in all world regions for thousands of years. Although widely used to treat a range of medical and mental health problems, research findings are difficult … Continue reading
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Tagged biofield, energy medicine, Healing Touch, Therapeutic Touch
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Acupuncture: A Safe and Effective Treatment of Anxiety
Acupuncture has diverse mechanisms of action Animal and human studies suggest that the beneficial effects of acupuncture on health including mental and emotional functioning are related to different mechanism of action including changes in neurotransmitters involved in emotional regulation such as serotonin, … Continue reading
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Tagged acupuncture, auriculotherapy, ear acupuncture, electro-acupuncture
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Biofeedback for Anxiety
Several mechanisms are involved Abnormal low heart rate variability (HRV) is associated with both medical and psychiatric disorders. HRV biofeedback is a recently developed technique that aims to modulate HRV in ways that have beneficial effects on mental and emotional functioning. The … Continue reading
Massage for Chronic Stress and Anxiety
Massage alters EEG activity, increases parasympathetic activity and decreases cortisol levels Massage is widely used in all cultures to evoke feelings of deep relaxation and reduced anxiety. The anxiety reducing and mood enhancing benefits of massage are probably related to … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic anxiety, chronic stress, Immune function, massage, massage therapy, musculoskeletal, stress
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Exercise Improves Anxiety and Reduces the Frequency of Panic Attacks
Psychological and physiological mechanisms are involved The relationship between physical activity and anxiety is multi-factorial. Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain the anxiety reducing benefits of regular exercise. Psychological theories include distraction, enhanced self-efficacy, mastery and psychological benefits of … Continue reading
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Tagged exercise, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, physical activity
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Inositol: a promising treatment of panic disorder
Inositol: a promising treatment of panic disorder Inositol has been the focus of renewed research interest because it is a necessary building block of phosphatidyl-inositol, a molecule in the brain that plays a central role in the functioning of receptors that bind with several … Continue reading
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Tagged agoraphobia, inositol, obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, panic attacks, panic disorder
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The amino acid 5-HTP is a natural, safe and effective treatment of anxiety
The brain needs L-tryptophan and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) to manufacture serotonin L-tryptophan and 5-HTP are widely used alternative treatments of generalized anxiety. Both amino acids are essential for manufacture of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays a … Continue reading
Conventional Treatments of Anxiety: Benefits and Limitations
In this post I review the benefits and limitations of conventional treatments of anxiety disorders. Future posts in this series will discuss complementary and alternative approaches used to treat different anxiety disorders. Conventional treatments of anxiety Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), supportive … Continue reading