Medicine, Mind And Meaning: A Psychiatrist's Guide To Treating The Body, Mind and Spirit

by Wood, Eve A., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780974108308
• ISBN10: 0974108308
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-06-30
• Publisher: In One Pr Llc

Author Biography

Eve A. Wood, M.D., has devoted nearly two decades to the care of troubled individuals from all walks of life. Her therapeutic approach has attracted attention and acclaim from the nation's leading authorities in the fields of medicine, health and spiritual well-being. She is the author of numerous articles for medical and professional publications and is a frequent speaker at national workshops and conferences, including the American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Wood has served on the faculty of University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the executive committee of The Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital and recently been appointed Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine. She lives in Tucson with her husband and four children.

Table of Contents

A Foreword	1	(5)
C. Everett Koop
``The Blind Men and the Elephant''	6	(2)
Bringing Meaning and Medicine Together	8	(21)
An integrative model of healing
Gillie's Story: Where There's a Will, There's a Way	29	(38)
A dramatic example of the healing model in action
Lessons of Inspiration: How Gillie's Tale Relates to You	67	(15)
The healing model effects cure in even the most severe of cases
Body	82	(57)
Getting a baseline and accepting who you are
Mind	139	(28)
Figuring out your mindset, attitudes, and identifying family-of-origin issues
Spirit	167	(27)
Involving meaning and purpose in your healing journey
Putting it all Together	194	(17)
How to stay the course and maintain hope through the process
In the Words of My Patients	211	(50)
What it feels like to suffer and heal
Take-Home Messages and Closing Blessing	261	(78)
A summary and call to action
APPENDICES
I Depression	264	(9)
II Bipolar Disorder	273	(12)
III Panic Disorder	285	(4)
IV Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder	289	(4)
V Post Traumatic Stress Disorder	293	(4)
VI Social Phobia	297	(4)
VII Generalized Anxiety Disorder	301	(4)
VIII Anxiety Disorders: Resources	305	(3)
IX Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder	308	(19)
X Eating Disorders	327	(8)
XI Addictive Illness	335	(4)
Index	339