mind and body therapies
The mind and body are so completely connected that physical activities such as yoga and dance have healthful effects not only on the body but also on mental ailments such as depression and anxiety. Conversely, mental approaches such as hypnosis and imagery benefit physical problems such as hypertension and immune deficiency. Having an understanding of the mind-body connection helps us to see why CAM interventions prove helpful in the treatment of depression. For example, according to the stress-diathesis model of depression, episodic extreme mental stress can predispose to depression (Nowak, 1991). By using a mind-body therapy such as meditation, one protects the psyche from damage and hence reduces the risk of future depressions. Following is a discussion of mind-body interventions with a brief history, description and evaluation of techniques. The power of therapeutic affiliation is one of the most widely known examples of mind-body interactions in contemporary scientific medicine, yet it is often undervalued and neglected. It focuses on the subjective healing power of the relationship between the clinician and client and is also referred to as the Placebo Response. This terminol
Berk, H. & Friedman, R. (1996). Harnessing the power of the placebo effect and renaming it "remembered wellness". Annual Review of Medicine, 47, 193-199. Shapiro, D., (1992). Adverse Effects of Meditation: A Preliminary Investigation of Long Term Meditators. International Journal Psychosomatics, 39, 62-67. CAM practices offer remedies that apply to more than just the physiological. They are not only a "cure" for a disease but they add the dimension of personal involvement and a sense of having some control over ones health. Many of them stress the need for social connection that is lacking in much of biomedicine today. Murray, C. & Lopez, A. eds. (1996). The Global Burden of Disease: a comprehensive assessment of mortality and disability from diseases, injuries, and risk factors in 1990 and projected to 2020. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
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