Mind Matters
Psychological Medicine in Holistic Practice
John Rodney Millenson(Author)
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
Published on 19. February 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
337 pages
978-0-939616-21-3 (ISBN)
Description
This is an exploration of psychological medicine in holistic practice, written especially for students and practitioners of, and those with an interest in, alternative medicine. It is aimed at those wishing to look more deeply into the emotional and mental aspects of illness. The book weaves a balance between a scientific approach towards health psychology and humanistic conceptions of medicine as a healing art. It presents a rigorous exposition of the theory and practice of health psychology from the standpoint of natural medicine and sets the causes of illness into perspective from a multicausal, biopsychosocial point of view.
This is an exploration of psychological medicine in holistic practice, written especially for students and practitioners of, and those with an interest in, alternative medicine. It is aimed at those wishing to look more deeply into the emotional and mental aspects of illness. The book weaves a balance between a scientific approach towards health psychology and humanistic conceptions of medicine as a healing art. It presents a rigorous exposition of the theory and practice of health psychology from the standpoint of natural medicine and sets the causes of illness into perspective from a multicausal, biopsychosocial point of view.
This is an exploration of psychological medicine in holistic practice, written especially for students and practitioners of, and those with an interest in, alternative medicine. It is aimed at those wishing to look more deeply into the emotional and mental aspects of illness. The book weaves a balance between a scientific approach towards health psychology and humanistic conceptions of medicine as a healing art. It presents a rigorous exposition of the theory and practice of health psychology from the standpoint of natural medicine and sets the causes of illness into perspective from a multicausal, biopsychosocial point of view.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
28 illustrations, 17 tables
Dimensions
Height: 22 mm
Width: 253 mm
Weight
740 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-939616-21-3 (9780939616213)
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Content
Introduction: What Is Psychological Medicine?. Historical and Psychological Background of Medical Models. The Logics of Modern Psychology. The Psychobiology of Stress. Stress and Human Disease. Behavioral Medicine. Managing Stress and Pain. Psychological Counseling. Psychosomatics: Personality and Disease. Psychological Aspects of Common Syndromes 1. Psychological Aspects of Common Syndromes 11. The Language of Disease. Patient/Practitioner Partnership. Case Studies in Psychological Medicine.