Caucus Library

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Library documents:

• Alternative psychotherapies [5 files]
• Non-pharmacological biological therapies [10 files]
  • Amino acids
  • Essential fatty acids
  • Herbals
  • Hormones and pro-hormones
  • Minerals
  • Vitamins
  • Other (including compound nutrient formulas)
• Somatic and Mind-bodytherapies [6 files]
  • Chiropractic
  • Exercise
  • Massage
  • yoga
  • meditation
  • Guided-imagery
  • Mindfulness-based stress reduction
  • Taichi-juan
  • Yoga
  • Other
• Energy therapies validated by Western science [3 files]
  • Biofeedback (including EEG biofeedback, Heart-Math, other)
  • High-density negative ions
  • Light therapy (bright full spectrum and dim narrow spectrum)
  • Magnetic field therapy
  • Micro-current electrical stimulation
  • Sound and music (includes binaural sound)
  • Virtual Reality Graded Exposure Therapy (VRGET)
  • Other
• Energy therapies not validated by Western science [2 files]
  • Acupuncture
  • Energy psychology (includes thought field therapy, others)
  • Healing Touch
  • Therapeutic Touch
  • Homeopathy
  • Flower essence therapy
  • Prayer and other forms of healing intention
  • Qigong
  • Reik
  • Other
• Non-conventional approaches in psychiatric assessment [6 files]
  • Energetic assessment (includes
  • pulse diagnosis and analysis of the VAS as used in Chinese medicine
  • Functional medicine assessment
  • Homeopathic constitutional assessment
  • QEEG analysis
  • Other
• General practice issues in CAM and integrative mental health care [1 files]
  • methodology
  • safety
  • ethical issues
  • liability issues
• Clinical integrative treatments by disorder or core symptom [6 files]
  • anxiety disorders
  • depression
  • bipolar disorder
  • psychotic disorders
  • substance abuse disorders
  • dementia and mild cognitive impairment
  • sleep disorders
  • other
• Conceptual Foundations of integrative mental health care [7 files]
  • philosophical issues and emerging paradigms in medicine and psychiatry
• World Systems of Medicine [0 files]
  • Chinese Medicine
  • Ayurveda
  • Kampo
  • Other World systems of medicine
• Education in CAM and integrative psychiatry [0 files]
  • model curricula
  • reviews of courses on CAM/integrative psychiatry in medical schools and residency programs