Integrative Mental Health Care: A Therapist´s Handbook
James Lake
In mental health care as in medical care, more and more clinicians are turning to unconventional diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to treat their patients in the most effective way possible. Integrating traditional methods of therapeutic care (i.e., pharmacologic treatments, cognitive-behavioural therapy, psychodynamic therapy, etc.) with complementary and alternative medical (CAM) approaches—including the use of vitamin and mineral supplements, mindfulness training, yoga, light therapy, music, biofeedback, energy therapies, acupuncture, and other mind-body treatments—has been shown to be more effective than taking the traditional route alone.
However, very few resources or guidelines exist for clinicians on how exactly to go about incorporating these nontraditional approaches into treatment. Likewise, very few trustworthy manuals exist for patients on what their options are in terms of CAM methods. This book makes sense of it all by offering practitioners a concise, evidence-based guide to the day-to-day management of common mental health problems using a CAM approach. The first part of the book lays the foundation, explaining the basics of complementary and integrative methods in mental health care. The second part, organised by core symptom, guides practitioners through the process of creating an effective and sound CAM treatment plan.
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Reviews for Integrative Mental Health Care: A Therapist´s Handbook
Kathi J. Kemper, MD, MPH, Caryl J. Guth Chair for "Dr. James Lake is a pioneer in the emerging field of integrative mental health. In this text he artfully shares his philosophy, assessment strategies, and treatment approaches for a myriad of common conditions. Through detailed patient examples accompanied by his thoughtful analysis he conveys ways to better manage your patients in their healing journey."
Victoria Maizes, Executive Director, Arizona Cente "[A] remarkably thorough, highly informative, and instructive guide for practitioners with varying degrees of familiarity with integrative practice...clearly written, practical, well-referenced...Dr. Lake systematically builds a convincing case for incorporating alternative and complementary assessment and treatment methods into conventional practices in the hope of transforming Western medicine into 'something more beautiful, meaningful and more effective.' This excellent, user-friendly resource guide contributes greatly to that transformative vision."
Psychiatric Services "[A] valuable handbook for any practitioner, and would serve as a helpful text for students of psychiatry and psychology. But it also provides a worthwhile read for any educated adult wishing to better understand the alternatives available to people with mental health challenges."
Metapsychology Reviews "[A]n accessible and credible guide...a much needed bridge between traditional Western biomedicine and the emerging world of non-traditional and complementary approaches."
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal