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Pathways to Illness, Pathways to Health (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
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Pathways to Illness, Pathways to Health (Paperback, 2013 ed.)
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This book, designed for professionals, introduces a
psychobiological model for understanding the paths that lead people
to illness and provides recommendations for alterations of
maladaptive pathways so that health is regained. Research findings
are incorporated to identify causal variables for illness that can
be targets for change. Evidence based recommendations for healthy
behaviors and therapies are described. Throughout the book, the
authors emphasize recognition of turning points on the path to
illness that, through informed decision making and implementation
of behavioral change, can be re-directed to pathways to health.
This book presents case material to illustrate the directions that
lead people to illness or to health. The pathways metaphor provides
an organizing force, both in addressing variables contributing to
illness onset, and in identifying interventions to restore health.
This approach will guide the clinician to understanding how people
become ill and the types of interventions that are appropriate for
stress related illnesses. The clinician will also become better
informed about ways to help clients make better decisions, mobilize
clients' survival skills, and implement an interactive model of
care. The book includes chapters on stress-related illnesses with
high prevalence in today's society. For each illness, the
genetic-psychobiological etiology is explored with enough detail so
that the clinician understands the best method of patient
assessment and treatment. One of the strengths of the book is the
step-wise system of interventions that are applied to the
stress-related illnesses. Beginning with re-establishment of normal
daily psychobiological rhythms and continuing to evidence based
state of the art interventions, the professional is presented with
detailed intervention plans. For example, the section on
"Applications to common illnesses: metabolic disorders of behavior:
diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia" considers the
confluence of genetics, behavior, and maladaptive mind body
interactions to produce the metabolic syndrome. Then the personal
and professional assessments are described to establish the
baseline for recommending treatment while fully engaging the
patient. Finally, multilevel interventions are formulated for these
disorders. The plan begins with clinician guided self care
recommendations to re-establish the normal rhythm of appetite and
satiety. The next level of interventions consists of skill building
techniques, such as relaxation and imagery. Lastly, psychotherapy
and advanced applied psychophysiological interventions are
detailed. Case examples are used throughout to illustrate the
pathways to illness, the turning points, and the pathways to
health. From the patients' viewpoints, the pathways metaphor is a
motivator. The patient is guided to understand the paths that led
to illness. Subsequently, the patient becomes empowered by the
pathways framework to begin to make choices that lead to health.
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