One aspect of wellness that has become clear is the interrelationship between the body, mind, and emotions, a concept that goes beyond the limited vision of allopathic medicine which views the body as functioning like a machine.
Studies have shown that a negative attitude can hinder the healing process. Often called the placebo effect, as any physician will acknowledge, it is impossible to determine whether the effect of an intervention, be it a prescription drug or a natural therapy, is due to the medicinal activity and/or its placebo response.
A positive outlook often enhances the efficacy of any treatment, including surgery. The wisest course of action in keeping well and healthy throughout life is prevention, keeping the internal environment inhospitable to disease by reinforcing the body’s instrinsic defense mechanisms and controlling the variable risk factors. Food is not only the best alternative medicine, but one of the most effective preventive measures. Scientific studies have proven that elements in food can affect health right down to the cellular level.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Offers a comprehensive examination of issues involved in the treatment of trauma survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Summarizes the proceedings of a conference sponsored by Mount Sinai School of Medicine and held in New York City on September 14, 1999. Softcover. DNLM: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic.
Autism is a devastating disorder. Although it was once thought to be rare, its numbers are skyrocketing today.
The need for this enlightening and eminently practical book has never been greater. Written to help the nonspecialist provide state-of-the-art care, this remarkable volume synthesizes the most recent research on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of autism spectrum disorders for practitioners. It also reviews the scientific literature and practical implications for clinical care and, in this era of evidence-based medicine, provides empirically supported guidelines for evaluation and treatment, highlighting the role of various professional disciplines.
Quo Vadis Medical Healing: Past Concepts and New Approaches (International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine)
Medical healing implies knowledge of the assumptions that underlie our understanding of "health," and, concomitantly, how we define well being and its opposites, illness and disease. Today, health, health care (business, wellness, recreation), and medicine (especially research-driven scientific medicine) have become separate entities with different institutions, budgets, marketing philosophies and "corporate cultures". Furthermore, healing is individual and subjective, yet at the same time also culturally determined. The present volume brings together papers on these topics in an unique interdisciplinary approach.
Introduction to Veterinary and Comparative Forensic Medicine is a ground-breaking book in an emerging new speciality. It reflects the increasing demand for expert opinion by veterinarians and others in courts of law and elsewhere on such matters as: - wildlife conservation, - welfare of, and alleged cruelty to, animals, - insurance, certification and malpractice - the identification of live and dead species or their derivatives.
