This expansive text offers a comprehensive mind/body/spirit
framework for relieving individual patients of the debilitating
effects of long-term disease while reducing the public burden of
chronic illness. It introduces the patient-centered Pathways Model,
featuring a robust scientific base for psychotherapy, complementary
and alternative modalities, and a religious/spiritual element, in
progressive levels of treatment from self-help to professional
help. Chapters spotlight component skills of the model, including
treatment planning, patient rapport, and choosing therapies for
optimal well-being. The authors advocate for interventions ranging
from lifestyle change to mindfulness, and biofeedback to pastoral
counseling. In addition, in-depth case studies detail memorable
patient journeys from diagnosis and referral to assessment,
engagement in treatment and outcome. Among the topics covered: *
Mind, body, and spirit in chronic illness. * The need for an
integrative model to support comprehensive health-supportive
change. * Chronic disease from a functional medicine perspective. *
Mechanisms by which religious engagement and religion-based
variables affect health. * Complementary and integrative medicine
for the Pathways Model. * PLUS: Pathways approaches to chronic
pain, caregiver stress, diabetes, mood disorders, PTSD, brain
injury, heart disease, cancer, and more. Emphasizing patient
individuality and clinician creativity, Integrative Pathways models
a compassionate approach to lessening persistent suffering for use
by health psychologists, physicians, counselors, health coaches,
and other practitioners involved in complementary and integrative
medicine, pain medicine, and rehabilitation. "The Pathway Model
addresses what clinical researchers in the field have been calling
for, a research-based approach to health and wellness that clearly
explains important concepts and provides an optimal foundation from
which to approach health interventions." Patrick R. Steffen, PhD,
BCB, Brigham Young University
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