TY - SOUND AU - Bakal,Donald A. TI - Minding the body: clinical uses of somatic awareness AV - RC 49 B166m 1999 U1 - 616.0019 PY - 2004/// CY - Princeton, N.J. PB - Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic KW - Medicine, Psychosomatic KW - Mind and body KW - Holistic medicine KW - Medicina Psicosomática KW - Mente y cuerpo N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -