Self-Recovery: Treating Addictions Using Transcendental Meditation and Maharishi Ayur-Veda

by O'Connell; David F

• ISBN13: 9781560244547
• ISBN10: 1560244542
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1995-03-15
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Self-Recovery acquaints readers with the use of Transcendental Meditation program and Maharishi Ayur-Veda. This natural comprehensive approach to health care, as brought to light from the ancient Vedic tradition of India by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, allows individuals to break negative habits that arise from an incomplete understanding of the relationship between mind, body, and environment. Self-Recovery shows how this ancient system of mind-body medicine, through its mental and physical procedures, can be used to treat addictive diseases effectively.

Table of Contents

About the Contributors	xiii
Preface	xvii
David F. O'Connell
Charles N. Alexander
Foreword	xix
John S. Hagelin
Introduction: Recovery from Addictions Using Transcendental Meditation and Maharishi Ayur-Veda	1	(12)
David F. O'Connell
Charles N. Alexander
SECTION I: THEORY AND RESEARCH ON TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION AND ADDICTIONS
Treating and Preventing Alcohol, Nicotine, and Drug Abuse Through Transcendental Meditation: A Review and Statistical Meta-Analysis	13	(76)
Charles N. Alexander
Pat Robinson
Maxwell Rainforth
A Neuroendocrine Mechanism for the Reduction of Drug Use and Addictions by Transcendental Meditation	89	(30)
Kenneth G. Walton
Debra Levitsky
Transcendental Meditation as an Epidemiological Approach to Drug and Alcohol Abuse: Theory, Research, and Financial Impact Evaluation	119	(50)
David Orme-Johnson
Spirituality, Recovery, and Transcendental Meditation	169	(18)
Father Diarmuid O'Murchu
SECTION II: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION AND ADDICTIONS TREATMENT
Effectiveness of Broad Spectrum Approaches to Relapse Prevention in Severe Alcoholism: A Long-Term, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Transcendental Meditation, EMG Biofeedback and Electronic Neurotherapy	187	(34)
Edward Taub
Solomon S. Steiner
Eric Weingarten
Kenneth G. Walton
The Role of the Transcendental Meditation Technique in Promoting Smoking Cessation: A Longitudinal Study	221	(22)
Ann Royer
SECTION III: CASE STUDIES AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS
Case Histories: Using the Transcendental Meditation Program with Alcoholics and Addicts	243	(28)
Catherine R. Bleick
Removing the Motivator: A Holistic Solution to Substance Abuse	271	(26)
George A. Ellis
Pat Corum
Importance of Reducing Stress and Strengthening the Host in Drug Detoxification: The Potential Offered by Transcendental Meditation	297	(38)
Frank Staggers, Jr.
Charles N. Alexander
Kenneth G. Walton
SECTION IV: MAHARISHI AYUR-VEDA AND THE TREATMENT OF ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ADDICTION
Introducing Maharishi Ayur-Veda into Chlinical Practice	335	(32)
David Sands
Clinical Applications of Maharishi Ayur-Veda in Chemical Dependency Disorders	367	(28)
Jay L. Glaser
The Application of Maharishi Ayur-Veda to Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment	395	(18)
Jim Brooks
The Family Practitioner and the Treatment of Alcholism Through Maharishi Ayur-Veda: A Case Report	413	(16)
Linda Keniston-Dubocq
Implementation of the Transcendental Meditation Program and Maharishi Ayur-Veda to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Abuse Among Juveniles at Risk	429	(30)
Hari M. Sharma
Michael C. Dillbeck
Susan L. Dillbeck
Possessing the Self: Maharishi Ayur-Veda and the Process of Recovery from Addictive Diseases	459	(38)
David F. O'Connell
Resources on the Transcendental Meditation Program and Maharishi Ayur-Veda	497	(6)
Index	503