Critical role: adolescent integrative medicine -- Stress -- Fatigue -- Low mood -- Sleep difficulty -- Focus and concentration -- Headache -- Substance abuse -- Conclusion: CAM and the science so far.
Summary:
This book presents complementary and alternative therapies based around the five senses--including acupressure, aromatherapy, yoga, sound/music therapy--to help teens with their mental health. Each chapter reviews the signs and symptoms of a problem and presents detailed treatment protocols and therapies. Stress. Fatigue. Depression. Sleeping problems. Issues with focus and concentration. Headaches. Substance abuse. These are all common problems that teenagers deal with. We have long been acquainted with the conventional treatments of therapy and prescription medications. It turns out there are also many complementary and alternative therapies available that have evidence-based track records of success. This book presents therapies based around the five senses--including acupressure, aromatherapy, yoga, sound/music therapy--to help teens with their mental health.Each chapter reviews the signs and symptoms of a problem and presents detailed treatment protocols and therapies. This all-inclusive book is one-stop shopping for teens and parents looking for new, synergistic, and different ways to handle life's problems.As both a trained medical doctor on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and a noted complementary and alternative medicine specialist, Nada Milosavljevic brings a rich background of experience to this book.
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