Bakal, Donald A.

Minding the body : clinical uses of somatic awareness / Donald Bakal. - Princeton, N.J. : Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, 2004. - 1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally published: New York : Guilford Press, c1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-220).

Nature of somatic awareness -- Somatization -- Self-medication versus self-soothing -- Self-regulation and immunity -- Helping others find their bodies.

Distribution is restricted to RFB & D members who have a documented print disability such as a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability.

This book examines the nature of somatic awareness and evaluates its clinical utility across a wide range of medical conditions, including migraine, unexplained dizziness and shortness of breath, and immune system illnesses such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and cancer. Integrating holistic and traditional health care considerations, chapters describe how mental health and medical practitioners can help patients harness the placebo effect and other inner resources for healing.-Back cover.






Medicine, Psychosomatic.
Mind and body.
Holistic medicine.
Medicina Psicosomática.
Mente y cuerpo.

RC 49 / B166m 1999

616.0019