Research Catalog

Title

Mind, body medicine : how to use your mind for better health / edited by Daniel Goelman and Joel Gurin.

Publication

Yonkers, N.Y. : Consumer Reports Books, [1993], ©1993.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors

• Goleman, Daniel.
• Gurin, Joel, 1953-

Description

xiv, 482 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Subject

• Healing > Psychological aspects
• Medicine, Psychosomatic
• Mental Healing
• Mind and body
• Psychophysiologic Disorders
• Psychosomatic Medicine

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Preface: About This Book - And How to Use It -- Pt. I. Mind/Body Basics. 1. What Is Mind/Body Medicine? / Daniel Goleman and Joel Gurin. 2. Between Mind and Body: Stress, Emotions, and Health / Kenneth R. Pelletier. 3. Mind and Immunity / Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser and Ronald Glaser -- Pt. II. The Mind's Role in Illness. 4. Hostility and the Heart / Redford B. Williams. 5. Emotions and Cancer: What Do We Really Know? / Jimmie C. Holland and Sheldon Lewis. 6. Chronic Pain: New Ways to Cope / Dennis C. Turk and Justin M. Nash. 7. Diabetes: Mind Over Metabolism / Richard S. Surwit. 8. The Skin: Matters of the Flesh / Ted A. Grossbart. 9. Gut Feelings: Stress and the GI Tract / William E. Whitehead. 10. Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases: What Doctors Can Learn from Their Patients / Theodore Pincus. 11. Asthma: Stress, Allergies, and the Genes / David A. Mrazek. 12. Infertility, Pregnancy, and the Emotions / Machelle M. Seibel and James A. McCarthy.
• 13. Somatization: When Physical Symptoms Have No Medical Cause / Nicholas A. Cummings -- Pt. III. What You Can Do: Relaxation and Beyond. 14. The Relaxation Response / Herbert Benson. 15. Mindfulness Meditation: Health Benefits of an Ancient Buddhist Practice / Jon Kabat-Zinn. 16. Hypnosis: The Power of Attention / Karen Olness. 17. Imagery: Learning to Use the Mind's Eye / Martin L. Rossman. 18. Biofeedback: Using the Body's Signals / Mark S. Schwartz and Nancy M. Schwartz. 19. Exercise for Stress Control / Michael H. Sacks -- Pt. IV. What You Can Do: Friends, Attitudes, and Coping. 20. Social Support: How Friends, Family, and Groups Can Help / David Spiegel. 21. Healthy Attitudes: Optimism, Hope, and Control / Christopher Peterson and Lisa M. Bossio. 22. Psychotherapy and Medical Conditions / James J. Strain. 23. Stress Management: Strategies That Work / Michael H. Antoni -- Pt. V. Becoming an Active Patient.
• 24. Preparing for Surgery and Medical Procedures / Henry L. Bennett and Elizabeth A. Disbrow. 25. Working With Your Doctor / Tom Ferguson.

ISBN

0890435804 :

LCCN

92035904

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries