Healing the Mind and Body

In this Healing the Mind and Body, volume 2, you will learn:

Why the cooperative healing process begins in the exam room and what you can do during the interview to maximize its benefits.

The mysterious ways that the nervous system affects not only mood and feeling but also how our thoughts can produce real physical disorders and illnesses as well.

The uniqueness of every human brain, in particular developmental transitions that are specific either to men or women, and the various physical and neurological challenges we all must face as we mature.

Why stress is among the top three causes of death in the world over, the failed strategies most people use to cope with stress, and how today's medications combined with a number of time-honored spiritual traditions can help us manage harmful stress.

How mood disorders and addiction form a vicious cycle in which the one constantly reinforces the other, and the means that the family physician now has on hand to break this cycle by addressing both mood and addiction.

The impossibility, hardship, and health risks of living with someone who has a personality disorder-for example, the narcissist, sociopath, borderline, or histrionic-how to recognize patterns associated with personality disorders, and strategies for moving your life forward without losing your mind.

How working with people who suffer from mood disorders is like solving a living puzzle, only much more challenging and a million times more rewarding.