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Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Nanglyala Mental Health Center
I write about the composite mental health center I have created in previous essays which comes from my and others' experiences working in mental health in New York State. I call it Nanglyala Mental Health Center, in honor of the Russian word for Valhalla, which one can't use, for it actually exists. I propose a thought experiment in changing the culture at NMHC, which I hope someone somewhere will be inspired to do. |
 Judith Acosta: An Alternative to Big Pharm: A Mental Health Journey With Classical Homeopathy The following is a journey through several psychotherapy cases, how they may be seen in a homeopathic framework, and how healing can be enjoyed in a relatively brief period of time. |
Judith Acosta: Beyond Biofeedback: How Words Can Help Children Heal
Children learn who they are in the world via an organic form of biofeedback. Everything we say and do communicates and that communication is received by them not only cognitively but, perhaps more importantly, physiologically and genetically. |
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Vijayaraghavan Padmanabhan: Health Care Needs a Fundamentally New Approach
Health of man is considered to have the components of physical, mental and social well-being. The state of spiritual health of an individual being intangible is left out. This has perforce reduced the consideration of man as a sum of parts, whose malfunction lead to a diseased state. Recent advances in psychology and psychoneuroimmunology now suggest that spiritual health needs to be rightfully included in Health Care matters. |
Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Psychiatrists in Community Mental Health
This article explores the role of the psychiatrist in community mental health. I find myself working in this setting and realizing that almost everyone sees my role as the writing of prescriptions. Medication has become the core of community mental health with twice monthly, 25 minute "therapy" visits. I ask how psychiatrists working in such settings can push back. How can we reclaim psychiatry as the medicine of the soul? 1  |
 Ash Rehn: Using Life Metaphors in Gay Counselling & Psychotherapy Metaphors provide a way for clients and therapists to work in partnership in counselling and psychotherapy. This article examines the use of metaphors in gay counselling to assist clients to come to their own interpretations and start finding answers and solutions to problems about relationships, friendship and trust. 1 |
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Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Learning from Native North America for Health Care
The traditional healing of North America is slowly findings its way into conventional clinical settings. Not everyone (Native and non-Native) agree with its entry there. Some people believe that traditional healing should be restricted to Native people and kept away from Non-Natives. Others believe it should be openly shared with all. Even knowing what is a traditional healer is a debated question. Some people call themse 1 |
Ash Rehn: A Starter Conversation for Problems with Alcohol.
When faced with an alcohol problem many people describe themselves as sick, diseased or alcoholic. This article offers an alternative way of thinking about problem drinking by considering the power of alcohol and the opportunity to change the relationship one has with alcohol. |
Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Short Sighted Health Insurer Policies Which Refuse to Pay for Healing & Preventive Services Hurt Patients, Cost Fortune
I don't know anyone who is happy with their health insurance...
I'd like to weigh in on what people don't get with today's health insurance, because I know what I don't get paid by insurance to do. |
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Rob Kall: American Character Strengths Threatened By Private Health Insurer Economic Policies
The American character has been undergoing a dangerous and effective attack that has, in my opinion, gone virtually un-noticed. The character values of self-reliance, self responsibility and self control are being seriously eroded by private for profit and non-profit health insurer policies. |
Press Release: Integrated Health care – One-Stop Shopping
including mental health treatment in medical settings to improve overall health.
...the benefits of including psychologists in primary care and other medical settings and how this integration can lower costs for consumers and insurance companies. |
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