Increasingly, psychotherapists are recognizing that we cannot separate the mind and body in treatment, and that adopting a holistic perspective leads to more effective modes of psychotherapy. Exercise, proper nutrition, hypnosis and other relaxation techniques, EMDR and acupressure all support the notion that psychological disorders and their treatment involve a complex interaction between mind and body. Yet psychology has also seen its share of quackery and fads, and so it is also important to employ critical thinking, utilize treatments that have solid empirical support and make sure that practitioners are trained well and qualify to perform the modalities they employ.
This introductory level course consists of 6 podcasts and an extensive Resource section for further study. Section One provides an overview of integrated mental health by psychologist Rubin Naiman, PhD. Section Two describes a variety of integrated treatments for such conditions as depression, anxiety, insomnia, trauma, and maternal-infant attachment disorders. Podcasts by Bill O'Hanlon, MS, LMFT, David Feinstein, PhD, and Tony Madrid, PhD describe such modalities as EMDR, Ericksonian hypnotherapy and energy therapies. Section Three presents a podcast by researcher and scholar, prolific author and critique Scott Lilienfeld, PhD describing how to employ critical thinking in sorting out the differences between science and pseudoscience, why it is important to distinguish between the two, and how to tell which is which. Section Four presents an extensive list of resources for further study.
David Van Nuys, PhD
Creator/Host of Shrink Rap Radio
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