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Mind/Body Health: The Effects of Attitudes, Emotions and Relationships

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Detailing the latest scientific findings regarding the relationship between the mind and body, this book discusses how attitudes and emotions directly affect physical health and well-being. Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, including two professional health educators who have been deeply involved in Mind/Body research and an MD/Internist who specializes in Mind/Body practices, this book details current global findings on the relationship between the mind and body. The authors show that negative emotions such as anger, depression, and anxiety can adversely affect physical health while positive emotions such as humor and optimism can serve to improve health and increase longevity. Relationships between physical health and spirituality, attitude, medicine, and various social factors are explored. The authors stress the importance of health choices and lifestyle factors on overall health and well-being, while laying groundwork for continued research in Mind/Body medicine in the 21st century. For health professionals and general interest.

Health Psychology: Biopsychosocial Interactions

Edward P. Sarafino

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Biopsychosocial to the core.

To truly understand the interconnections between psychology and health, you've got to take a look at the whole person. That's why Edward Sarafino's thoroughly updated Fifth Edition examines the dynamic interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors in people's health.

Sarafino presents the most current thinking in the field, drawing on recent research and theory from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and biology. Throughout, the text explores life-span development in health and illness, as well as health and health-related behavior of people throughout the world.

This revised new Fifth Edition provides up-to-date coverage of such timely topics as:
* How stress affects health
* Coping processes and effects on health
* Stages of change and motivational interviewing in health promotion
* Substance abuse processes, prevention, and treatment
* Weight control
* Complementary and alternative medicine
* Pain conditions and treatment
* Medical and psychosocial interventions for chronic illnesses
* Age, gender, and sociocultural differences in health and health promotion

Healing Beyond the Body: Medicine and the Infinite Reach of the Mind

Larry Dossey

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Here is a new collection of writings on health and healing from a leader in the field of alternative medicine. Larry Dossey has transformed both the practice and teaching of modern medicine by demanding that they encompass two subjects that many in the scientific establishment would rather ignore. The first is meaning, a concept many scientists flatly declare to be beyond the realm of science. The second is nonlocality, a term indicating the infinite reach of human consciousness, or, more prosaically, the ability of one being to affect another—through prayer, for example—at a distance and through no known medium. A third concept connects and embodies both meaning and nonlocality: mind. It's a subject that Dossey quickly persuades us we know far too little about. Dossey is one of the most influential spokespersons for the role of consciousness and spirituality in modern medicine, lecturing to hospitals, medical schools, and lay groups around the world. The wide-ranging essays gathered in Healing beyond the Body exemplify consciousness without boundaries. Time and again, Dossey explores research that demands that we expand our view of healing to include elements well outside the standard medical modalities. He examines alternatives such as prayer, love, laughter, creativity, dreams, hypnosis, and more. Some of the essays are lighthearted and whimsical, such as those dealing with the impact of humor or fishing on health. Others are more challenging—for example, the essay on the "evil eye" and his Maggie Award–winning "War: A Vietnam Memoir." Some are visionary, such as those dealing with the infinite reach of the mind, and some are genuinely inspirational, such as the concluding essay, "Immortality." Each essay in its own way will challenge and inspire readers to examine themselves and their health in new and different lights.

A Taste of My Own Medicine: When the Doctor Is the Patient

Edward E. Rosenbaum

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The Doctor 3 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I read this book because I loved the movie, "The Doctor". The book has little resemblance to the movie. It is a factual account of the treatment for cancer bya doctor. There is little romance, no conflict with the wife and the patient played by Elizabeth Perkins only has passing mention.
Having said that the book is very interesting and I learned a lot about medicine.
Do not compare it to the movie.

Little known facts about doctor-patient-hospital relationships 4 out of 5 stars.
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I must identify myself so that my opinions may be put into proper context. I am a retired M.D. (Obs-Gyn) aged 84 retired 19 years. I retired when my malpractice insurance equaled all my other office expenses and consumed over one third of my gross income.
I, just as Dr. Rosenbaum, did not fully realize the lack of competence of many of my colleagues until I became a patient.
As a member of a Medicare HMO (which is the only way to go!) my designated hospital is Stanford University Hospital, which is the teaching hospital of Stanfor University School of Medicine. I am a 1954 graduate of the University of California at San Francisco and interned at the San Francisco City & County Hospital alongside the Stanford graduates. I also had admitting privileges at Stanford.
I knew that hospitals varied in their admitting routines but never realized how awful the admitting into a teaching hospital is for the patient. Take a book because you will be there several hours and be seen by many different personnel with no clue as to what their job or relationship to you is or is to be. With the politically correct, touchy-feely atmosphere permeating the institutions in California today, there are no uniforms, name tags or other identifying marks. Some of the doctors appear younger than my grandchildren and dress as though they are going to a rap concert. Some of the janitors have a more dignified mein than the residents. During my several admissions at Stanford I have never had what I considered a truly complete history and/or physical. As an aside, I have yet to have an examination as complete as we were expected to do as medical students.
I found that the younger doctor I choose as my personal physician upon retirement, in spite of having known me for several years and having been my physician for a few years, could not remember what my major problems were. He graduated a decade after I entered practice.
Medicine in 2008, even more than in 1988, the date of the book, has become a big business with little or none of the financial and scheduling aspects being under the control of the physician. As a Kaiser doctor for a few years, I should have seen it coming. The populace in the 60's & 70's had a drumbeat from the media about how the doctors were gouging the public and that HMO's were the answer. Well, now you have HMO's doing the deciding! Satisfied?

Healthy Pleasures

Robert E. Ornstein, David Sobel

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A truly healing book 5 out of 5 stars.
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This might be my favorite mind/body book. Through scientific research, it proves that pleasure is good for you, purpose, meaning, fun and laughter are good for you. In other words, the better your life, the better your health is likely to be. And the harder your life, the more health problems you are likely to have.

This is a profoundly healing message. It tells us not to be hard on ourselves, or on others. Not to blame ourselves or set up hundreds of hoops to jump through. That's not the way to be healthy or happy. Make your life easier and better, and good health is likely (though not guaranteed) to follow.

I have used this approach in my life with multiple sclerosis, my health coaching practice and my wellness workshops for years now with wonderful results. My book, The Art of Getting Well: Maximizing Health When You Have a Chronic Illness, puts Sobel and Ornstein's research into practice. I remain a big fan of Healthy Pleasures

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Imagine a medical treatment that can decrease heart disease, boost immune function, relieve depression, and block pain—whose only side effect is that it makes you feel good. It’s safe, inexpensive, and readily available, No, it’s not a miracle drug; rather, these benefits come from the experience of pleasure itself. And this pleasure prescription is filled in the internal pharmacy of the brain.Psychologist Robert Ornstein and physician David Sobel deliver the latest scientific evidence that pleasures—from saunas to siestas, chocolate to charity—and positive attitudes—from happiness to optimism—are not only enjoyable but also good for you.

Stress & Health: Biological and Psychological Interactions (Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology)

William R. Lovallo

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How can ideas be translated into changes in the body? Can stress alter long-term health? Stress and Health examines the biological links between how we think and feel and the potential changes in our health that result from stress. In order to lay the groundwork for understanding the relationship between behavior and health, author William R. Lovallo first examines how the mind/body dichotomy historically developed-creating difficulty in the research and conceptualization of how social processes and emotions improve or worsen health. He then examines the psychophysiological linkages between cognitions, emotions, and the brain and the peripheral mechanism by which the body is regulated. In addition, he examines how individual differences in our physiology and in our perceptions/evaluations of events can have physical and long-term health consequences. Readers of this book will have a better understanding of how the central nervous system mechanisms connect our thoughts and emotions to our autonomic and endocrine processes as well as gaining some useful insights into how psychological processes can contribute to our view of medicine. By assuming a minimal understanding of brain mechanisms and physiology, Stress and Health is the ideal text for students in undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology, social psychology, public health, and behavioral medicine. In addition, the book will serve as a useful introduction to professionals in more specialized fields who wish to better incorporate the concept of psychological stress and health into their thinking.

Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness and the Search For Meaning

Jean Shinoda Bolen

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The Right Book at the Right Time 5 out of 5 stars.
21 of 21 people found this review helpful.

This book is unlike any other I have read. The author is a Jungian analyst and clinical professor of psychiatry. To quote the book jacket, she "weaves myth, experience, and story to produce a book which at once illuminates the experience of the seriously ill patient and shows that facing one's mortality can be a life-transforming, and even a life-saving process". At a time when I was recovering from life-threatening illness myself, I heard the author speak at a lecture in Vancouver, and I found her use of classical myth as an allegory for illness to be quite effective. My friend Russell borrowed this book from me a few weeks before he died from cancer, and in a written note he described it as "the right book at the right time".

Danger and Opportunity 5 out of 5 stars.
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Early in this beautiful book, Jean Shinoda Bolen reminds us that the Chinese pictograph for "crisis" contains the ideograms for both "danger" and "opportunity." I've worked with clients who deal with life-threatening illness, and it is almost invariably true that this experience raises important "soul-evoking" questions. To explore those questions is inevitably healing, whether in body, spirit, or both.

As with any major crisis in life, we can either view the glass as half-empty, or see the gift that we are offered: the opportunity to re-examine our priorities, our relationships, and to do the soul-work that brings true meaning to life. Illness forces us to deal with "what we know in our bones" that we may have so far denied -- ways in which we are unhappy and/or self-destructive.

And those of us who do not have life-threatening illness can learn from those who do. As Bolen points out, "Life is a terminal condition, after all." So we can all benefit from answering the questions she poses: "What are we here for... What did we come to learn... What and who did we come here to love?"

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The author of Goddesses in Everywoman describes how serious illness can actually be a soul-transforming experience that eliminates neurosis and leads to the essential truths of life. 60,000 first printing. Tour.

The Body Silent

Robert F. Murphy

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a celebration of life worth living 5 out of 5 stars.
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As a graduate student in anthropology, I came to know and respect Bob Murphy more than any other scholar. Of the texts he wrote, The Body Silent, stands apart in that it says much about the man, anthropology, disability in American society, and life itself. It will deeply touch a wide variety of readers, and for those that knew him, will bring tears to their eyes. As to its impact on what is now known as disability studies, it put the discipline on the academic agenda. As such, it is a seminal text and is a must for anyone thinking of entering the field.

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Robert Murphy was in the prime of his career as an anthropologist when he felt the first symptom of a malady that would ultimately take him on an odyssey stranger than any field trip to the Amazon: a tumor of the spinal cord that progressed slowly and irreversibly into quadriplegia. In this gripping account, Murphy explores society's fears, myths, and misunderstandings about disability, and the damage they inflict. He reports how paralysis -- like all disabilities -- assaults people's identity, social standing, and ties with others, while at the same time making the love of life burn even more fiercely.

The Spiritual Dimension of Therapeutic Touch

Dora Kunz

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Explores the extraordinary technique that put authentic healing into the hands of health care providers

• Examines the relationship between expanded levels of consciousness and the healing process

• Contains healing exercises for treating common ailments such as stomachaches and back pain, and practices for managing chronic stress

• Based on transcribed audiotapes of lectures by medical intuitive Dora Kunz (1904-1999), with commentary by Dolores Krieger

Since 1972 Therapeutic Touch has been taught in hospitals and at universities to tens of thousands of health care professionals. The Spiritual Dimension of Therapeutic Touch provides an intimate glimpse into the life work of Dora Kunz (1904-1999), medical intuitive and fifth-generation clairvoyant, who used her gifts to reach out to others in her capacity as healer and teacher.

During their years of research and healing practice together, Dolores Krieger and her mentor, Dora Kunz, found illness to be caused by specific subtle energy imbalances. The Spiritual Dimension of Therapeutic Touch teaches how to rebalance the body’s energy through touch, visualization, and a spiritual acceptance of life’s inevitable cycle. These exercises can be used both to heal physical pain and to achieve mental and spiritual peace. The authors also examine the important interconnected relationship between healer and patient. The book includes never-before-transcribed lectures by Dora Kunz, with commentary from Dolores Krieger, exploring expanded levels of consciousness as they relate to the healing process.

Healing Ceremonies: Creating Personal Rituals for Spiritual, Emotional, Physical & Mental Health

M.D. Carl A. Hammerschlag, M.D. Howard D. Silverman

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Heartfelt guidance for participating in your own healing 5 out of 5 stars.
24 of 25 people found this review helpful.

I have the great fortune to live in the same community as Drs. Hammerschlag and Silverman, so I heard them talk about this book at a recent signing. I have always believed in the power of the human spirit in health, and the power of prayer in healing. How encouraging to find two credentialed medical doctors who embrace the whole person in the healing process. These two men have great hearts, and provide the type of compassionate care I wish everyone could find from their physician, especially those facing frightening, life threatening situations.

This book contains stories and suggestions for how you can incorporate your whole being into healing not only your body, but your heart and mind and spirit, too. These don't just apply to people having medical emergencies. I encourage everyone who believes that physical health is influenced by emotions and thoughts to read this delightfully encouraging book.

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Two leaders in the mind-body health field share stories of people who have confronted health problems with powerful ceremonies and offer readers step-by-step guidelines for building their own healing rituals. Original."