دانلود کتاب Body-Centered Psychotherapy: A Toolkit

This book gives an overview of body-centered psychotherapies that are an effective modality for promoting mental health. The book also reviews the science that is emerging to definitively support the unity of the body and emotions. The use of the body as a treatment tool is substantiated by traditional methods such as somatic psychology, Gestalt therapy, psychodrama, EMDR, and biofeedback. Body-centered emotional healing is further obtained with such unconventional treatments as Reiki, Therapeutic Touch, Behavioral Kinesiology, Rolfing, Feldenkrais Method, Rubenfeld Synergy, and Cranio-sacral Therapy. The results of a variety of research studies are presented. Clearly using the body to access psychological material is a valid option. As with most novel ideas, controversy and unresolved issues remain. Undoubtedly, solutions will materialize as research and clinical trials continue.

Verbal therapies have served society well in the past. However, conventional therapies have only just begun to tap into the amazing health ability of the human body-mind system. A new paradigm in psychotherapy is warranted – one that incorporates the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of human existence. By utilizing the physical body as well as emotional experiences, human capacity for psychological healing is boundless. Conclusively, body-centered psychotherapies that combine the best of traditional verbal counseling with the unparalleled healing potential of body therapies are the way of the future.

Additionally, this book presents a brief synopsis of the beneficial aspects of nutritional therapy in the treatment of alcoholism. By using the body as a conduit of proper nutrition to restore the balance of the body, the likelihood of abstinence from alcohol is greatly enhanced. Studies show that only a third of those treated in traditional alcoholism treatment centers remain abstinent after leaving the facility. In contrast, over 80 percent of those treated in nutritional treatment programs continue abstinence after discharge. This significant improvement is due to the fact that nutritional therapy programs address the alcoholic’s physiological deficits in addition to the psychological needs. Unlike traditional treatment programs, nutritional therapy involves dietary education, nutritional counseling, and food modifications that are designed to reduce alcohol cravings, anxiety, depression, and insomnia. By addressing these common causes for relapse, treatment efficacy is significantly enhanced. These promising results are reviewed in this book and show justification for further research into the use of nutritional therapy as an adjunct to traditional alcoholism treatment.