Integrative Therapies for Depression (eBook, PDF)

Redefining Models for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention
Redaktion: Greenblatt, James M.; Brogan, Kelly

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Integrative Therapies for Depression: Redefining Models for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention summarizes emerging theories and research findings on various nonpharmaceutical therapies to treat mood disorders.Supported by the review of nearly 3000 scientific studies, the book describes the concepts of inflammation, genetics, hormonal imbalance, g

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 531
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498702300
• Artikelnr.: 44194723

Autorenporträt

Edited by James Greenblatt, MD, currently serves as chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenblatt is also an assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Prior to joining Walden, he founded and served as the medical director of Comprehensive Psychiatric Resources, a private psychiatric practice focused on utilizing integrative medicine. A pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Greenblatt has treated patients with mood disorders and complex eating disorders for more than 25 years. He has written several books and lectures throughout the United States on the scientific evidence for nutritional interventions in psychiatry and mental illness. Kelly Brogan, MD, ABIHM, is a holistic women's health psychiatrist on faculty at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, and in private practice in Manhattan, New York. Brogan has been a clinical instructor at New York University School of Medicine, where she did her fellowship and a residency in reproductive psychiatry. Her academic areas of interest include toxicology/environmental medicine, nutrition, inflammatory models of mental illness, autoimmunity, and epigenetics. She has published in the fields of psycho-oncology, women's health, perinatal mental health, alternative medicine, and infectious disease. She is on the board of Green Med Info, Pathways to Family Wellness, NYS Perinatal Association, Functional Medicine University, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, and Fisher Wallace, and is medical director for Fearless Parent.

Inhaltsangabe

Shifting the Paradigm: Redefining the Treatment of Mood Disorders. The Role
of Inflammation in Depression. The Gut-Brain Axis: The Role of the Gut in
Brain Health. Clostridia Bacteria in the GI Tract Affecting Dopamine and
Norepinephrine Metabolism. Stress, Fear, Trauma, and Distress: Underlying
Factors in Depression. Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Physiological
Depression. Micronutrient Deficiencies and Mitochondrial Dysfunction.
Vitamin Deficiencies and Depression: Evidence-Based Research. Mineral
Deficiencies and Depression: Evidence-Based Research. Essential Fats and
Amino Acids in Depression. Sex Steroids and Mood in Women. The
Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Mood Disorders. Adrenal,
Reproductive, and Thyroid Hormone Testing for Depression. Exposure to Toxic
Chemicals as a Cause of Depression. Dietary Peptides and the Spectrum of
Food Hypersensitivities. Genetic-Based Biomarkers in Psychiatry: An
Integrative Approach. Mood-Related Effects of Medications Prescribed for
Non-Psychiatric Indications. The Rationale for Treating with a Broad
Spectrum of Minerals and Vitamins. Amino Acids and Other Nutrients That
Enhance the Synthesis and Regulation of Neurotransmitters. Botanicals for
Depression: Rhodiola, St. John's Wort, Curcumin, and Saffron. Exercise as
an Adjunct to Treating Depression. The Role of Sleep and Light Therapy in
Depression. The Role of Spirituality and Religion in Depression and
Treatment. Depression-Specific Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Model: Description, Data on Efficacy, and Differences from Contemporary
Models. Meditation and Mindfulness. Narrative Therapy. Integrative
Psychotherapy: Healing the MindBodyMatrix. Integrative Approaches to
Perinatal Depression. Integrative Approaches to Adolescent Depression.
Integrative Approaches for Geriatric Depression. Clinical Case Studies:
Putting It All Together.