Written by The leading lights in the field of integrating acupuncture into a Western medical system, this book bridges the gap between the theoretical foundations of acupuncture and its application in a modern Western clinical context. Each case history focuses on the complexities and dilemmas of treatment that are tackled, providing valuable insights by experienced practitioners into th...

This book is: comprehensive, giving a broad overview of scientific data combined with a detailed analysis of available information; scientific, drawing on the latest studies and presenting modern understanding; practical, covering methods of acupuncture and their applications in various clinical settings; authoritative, distilling the knowledge and wisdom of leading authors and medical a...

The Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy and Clinical Case Studies This book de scribes the physiological effects of acupuncture, which can be used ta enhance traditional Chinese practice. Following a his ...

A History of Psychiatry from Antiquity to the Present

Since earliest history teachers have enthralled their listeners with stories speaking to the third ear of the unconscious in the language of dream and metaphor. In this tradition, Milton Erickson used anecdotes as metaphor to effect what often seemed like magic cures. While building upon this narrative tradition and Erickson's work, the stories presented here are not anecdotal. Rather. ...

Your spouse nags you about your drinking. Your boss suggests Alcoholics Anonymous. You know you have a problem. You need a solution; you need a miracle. This book presents a new approach to therapy.

Clinical Practice considers principles and methods of treatment, with an emphasis on herbal medicine and acupuncture. It introduces the reader to Chinese medicinal herbs, then discusses prescriptions in detail: interactions of ingredients, principles of` composing and rnodifying a prescription, classification of` prescriptions, and commonly used prescriptions. Much of the book is devote...

Chi Kung, Energy For Life is a special edition, with unique contributions by 22 of the West's most respected Chi Kung practitioners: Linda Chase Broda, Jesse Dammann, Russell DesMarais, Ron Diana, John Du Cane, Bill Douglas, Caspar Garcia, Garri Garripoli, Damaris jarboux, Roger Jahnke, Jerry Alan Johnson, Mark Johnson, Marcia Kerwit, Richard Leirer, Dennis Lewis, Adrian Lowe, Tina Marr...