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Medicinal Cannabis and CBD in Mental Healthcare
by Kylie O'Brien Philip BlairThis book functions as a clinician’s guide to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of mental health conditions. It conveys the scientific evidence of efficacy of CBD as well as THC and addresses the social stigma attached to its medical use.The book describes the endocannabinoid system, how stress and the endocannabinoid system interact and key constituents, pharmacokinetics and safety aspects of medicinal cannabis, focusing on CBD and THC. Chapters on specific mental health conditions describe the underpinning pathomechanisms including how the endocannabinoid system is involved, and summarises the scientific evidence including animal and human research for the use of CBD and THC in treatment of such conditions. Topics covered include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, Alzheimer's Disease and autism spectrum disorder. Chapters also discuss treatment guidelines and case studies. Unique and focused, Medicinal Cannabis and CBD in Mental Healthcare is an invaluable reference for medical practitioners seeking to adopt CBD-use in their treatment plans.
Medicinal Plants of Northern Thailand for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly
by Lisa OffringaThis book provides a description of cognitive impairment in the elderly population through the lens of Thai Traditional Medicine as it is practiced in northern Thailand. It provides an overview of Thai Traditional Medicine and the memory loss presented in elderly dementia. Some medicinal plants used by traditional Thai healers to treat cognitive decline and memory issues in the elderly are reviewed. Medicinal Plants of Northern Thailand for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly provides readers with the detailed description of the in vitro screening of ten plants and those results. The bioactivity of these single plants exemplifies the success of using an ethnobotanical filter to identify plants with cognitive enhancing activity.
Medicinal Power of Cannabis: Using a Natural Herb to Heal Arthritis, Nausea, Pain, and Other Ailments
by John HicksIt's no surprise that marijuana has healing powers, but whether or not using it to treat common ailments should be legalized continues to be a hot topic of debate among government leaders and medical practitioners alike. Marijuana comes from the cannabis plant, an herb whose leaves can be extracted and used as a recreational drug, allowing users to feel a euphoric high. But the cannabis plant has many non-psychoactive properties as well. Cannabidiol, also known as CBD is a substance extracted from the cannabis plant that has been proven to have all the healing powers of marijuana without the psychoactive properties. With over thirty years of experience in integrated holistic health, Dr. John Hicks presents here his extensive knowledge and research. In this revolutionary book, Dr. Hicks touches on an area of holistic health that many medical practitioners have over looked in the past. He begins by explaining the root cause of most diseases--inflammation--and then illustrates how inflammation progresses into the various diseases and ailments that plague us. Finally, he shows how CBD can stop the inflammation and heal the problem. CBD has been shown to help: Anxiety Alzheimer's disease Seizures Huntington's disease Nausea and vomiting And much, much more With information ranging from easy-to-understand terminology to scientific studies based on Hick’s decades of experience in integrative medicine, this book has a little bit of something for everyone, from your typical hypochondriac to the seasoned medical practitioner.
Medicine over Mind: Mental Health Practice in the Biomedical Era (Critical Issues in Health and Medicine)
by Dena T. SmithWe live in an era in which medicalization—the process of conceptualizing and treating a wide range of human experiences as medical problems in need of medical treatment—of mental health troubles has been settled for several decades. Yet little is known about how this biomedical framework affects practitioners’ experiences. Using interviews with forty-three practitioners in the New York City area, this book offers insight into how the medical model maintains its dominant role in mental health treatment. Smith explores how practitioners grapple with available treatment models, and make sense of a field that has shifted rapidly in just a few decades. This is a book about practitioners working in a medicalized field; for some practitioners this is a straightforward and relatively tension-free existence while for others, who believe in and practice in-depth talk therapy, the biomedical perspective is much more challenging and causes personal and professional strains.
Medicine, Magic and Religion: The FitzPatrick Lectures delivered before The Royal College of Physicians in London in 1915-1916 (International Library Of Psychology Ser. #Vol. 35)
by W. H. RiversFirst Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Medicines Management in Mental Health Nursing
by Stanley MutsatsaMental-health nurses must develop the crucial skills of correct medicines management and calculations in order to provide safe care to their patients. This book specifically supports pre-registration students in meeting the required competencies for medicines management. It has a strong emphasis on understanding the role of medicine as one of a range of treatment options, and collaborative working with patients and carers. It is clearly structured around the NMC Essential Skills Clusters for medicines management, covering law, drugs calculations, administration, storage, record keeping, introductory pharmacology, patient communication and contextual issues.
Medicines Management in Mental Health Nursing (Transforming Nursing Practice)
by Stanley MutsatsaMedicines are a crucial part of the jigsaw when considering how to provide recovery-focussed care in mental health. It is important that mental health nurses understand how psychiatric drugs work, what the common treatments are and appreciate the ethical and legal dimensions that affect how medicines can and should be used in mental health care. Using innovative activities and real-life case studies, this book has been carefully designed to provide all this and more making it the ideal resource to build knowledge and confidence in this crucial area of practice. Key features · Clear explanations of both the underlying biology and pharmacology as well as the wider practicalities of working with medicines · Provides accessible information on the most common conditions and treatments · Linked to the NMC standards and essential skills clusters · Activities and case studies help students to apply what they have learnt to practice and consider the full impact that medicines will have on service users
Medienkompetenz bei Jugendlichen: Ein Guide für einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Social Media, Gaming und Co.
by Kathrin HabermannSurfen, Zocken, Posten, Streamen Haben Sie sich schon einmal gefragt, was Snapchat eigentlich wirklich ist und wie Social Media Apps Geld mit Daten verdienen? Oder wie gefährlich Online-Games wirklich sind beziehungsweise, ob sie sogar Vorteile für die Entwicklung bieten? Worauf sollte man beim Thema Datenschutz konkret achten? Wie sieht eine gelungene Anleitung zum Umgang mit digitalen Medien aus? Wie kann man ChatGPT erfolgreich in den Schulalltag integrieren? Erfahren Sie in diesem Ratgeber für Eltern, Pädagog*innen und Therapeut*innen, was Jugendliche selbst über ihren Medienkonsum denken und welche Medienkompetenzen heute notwendig sind, um gesellschaftlich nicht den Anschluss zu verlieren. Aus dem Inhalt: Auswirkungen digitaler Medien auf Gehirnentwicklung, Konzentration und Suchtverhalten von Jugendlichen, Einsatz digitaler Medien in Schulen, Chancen und Risiken von Social Media und Gaming, Onlinehandel und Datenschutz, Richtlinien zur gesunden Screentime und Anlaufstellen für Eltern. Plus Material- und Spiellisten, Mediennutzungsvertrag und mehr zum Download und als Kopiervorlage. Diese 2. Auflage ist komplett überarbeitet und aktualisiert mit der neuesten Literatur und Studienlage.
Medienkompetenz bei Kindern: Ein Guide für einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Smartphone, Tablet und Co.
by Kathrin HabermannDieser Ratgeber unterstützt Eltern, Pädagog*innen und Therapeut*innen dabei, die Faszination von Smartphones für Kinder zu verstehen, die Bedeutung von Langeweile zu erkennen und ihren Kindern einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit digitalen Medien zu vermitteln. Lernen Sie, wie Sie mit der ständigen Präsenz von Smartphones, Tablets und Co. gelassen und kreativ umgehen können und welche wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnisse zu diesem Thema relevant für die Entwicklung Ihres Kindes sind. Bieten Sie Kindern attraktive Alternativen und zahlreiche einfache Spiele für den täglichen Gebrauch. Entdecken Sie spannende und entwicklungsfördernde Aktivitäten, die wenig Material und kaum Vorbereitungszeit erfordern. Erhalten Sie Praxistipps für herausfordernde Situationen wie Restaurantbesuche, lange Autofahrten oder Bahnreisen. Nach diesem Ratgeber sind Sie bestens vorbereitet. Plus: Wissenschaftliche Hintergründe und aktuelle Studien übersichtlich und verständlich aufbereitet, Fragebögen und Checklisten zur Ermittlung des Medienkonsums, Material- und Spiellisten, Mediennutzungsvertrag und mehr zum Download und als Kopiervorlage.
Medieval Misogyny and the Invention of Western Romantic Love
by Bloch R. HowardUntil now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from-or antidote to-ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch demonstrates how similar the ubiquitous antifeminism of medieval times and the romantic idealization of woman actually are. Through analyses of a broad range of patristic and medieval texts, Bloch explores the Christian construction of gender in which the flesh is feminized, the feminine is aestheticized, and aesthetics are condemned in theological terms. Tracing the underlying theme of virginity from the Church Fathers to the courtly poets, Bloch establishes the continuity between early Christian antifeminism and the idealization of woman that emerged in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. In conclusion he explains the likely social, economic, and legal causes for the seeming inversion of the terms of misogyny into those of an idealizing tradition of love that exists alongside its earlier avatar until the current era. This startling study will be of great value to students of medieval literature as well as to historians of culture and gender.
Medieval Sex Lives: The Sounds of Courtly Intimacy on the Francophone Borders
by Elizabeth Eva LeachMedieval Sex Lives examines courtly song as a complex cultural product and social force in the early fourteenth century, exploring how it illuminates the relationship between artistic production and the everyday lives of the elites for whom this music and poetry was composed and performed. In a focused analysis of the Oxford Bodelian Library's Douce 308 manuscript—a fourteenth-century compilation that includes over five hundred Old French lyrics composed over two centuries alongside a narrative account of elaborate courtly festivities centered on a week-long tournament—Elizabeth Eva Leach explores two distinct but related lines of inquiry: first, why the lyric tradition of "courtly love" had such a long and successful history in Western European culture; and, second, why the songs in the Bodleian manuscript would have been so important to the book's compilers, owners, and readers. The manuscript's lack of musical notation and authorial attributions make it unusual among Old French songbooks; its arrangement of the lyrics by genre invites inquiry into the relationship between this long musical tradition and the emotional and sexual lives of its readers. Combining an original account of the manuscript's contents and their likely social milieu with in-depth musical and poetic analyses, Leach proposes that lyrics, whether read or heard aloud, provided a fertile means of propagating and enabling various sexual scripts in the Middle Ages. Drawing on musicology, literary history, and the sociology and psychology of sexuality, Medieval Sex Lives presents a provocative hypothesis about the power of courtly songs to model, inspire, and support sexual behaviors and fantasies.
Medische psychologie (Quintessens)
by A. A. Kaptein J. B. Prins E. H. Collette R. L. HulsmanMedische psychologie vormt een belangrijk aspect van de moderne geneeskunde. Bij gezond blijven, ziek worden, hulp zoeken bij klachten, diagnostische procedures, behandeling en nazorg (revalidatie) zijn niet alleen medische factoren van belang. Ook gedrag speelt hierin een cruciale rol. Psychologie is de wetenschap die zich bezighoudt met de bestudering van gedrag. Medische psychologie richt zich specifiek op het gedrag van mensen in de medische situatie. Medische psychologie geeft een helder overzicht van de kernthema's in de medische psychologie. Het boek is ingedeeld volgens de drie thema's van het vak: Gedrag en gezondheid, Gedrag en ziekte en Communicatie en professioneel gedrag. Aan de orde komen de psychologische aspecten van de belangrijkste diagnoses en therapieën bij gezondheidsproblemen. Er wordt stilgestaan bij vragen als: Welk gedrag leidt tot ziekte? Hoe reageren patiënten op een diagnose of een therapie? Wat zijn de psychische en sociale gevolgen van een ziekte of een behandeling? Aan welke eisen moet het gedrag van artsen voldoen in de omgang met patiënten? Deze onderwerpen worden geïllustreerd aan de hand van herkenbare voorbeelden uit de praktijk. Extra materiaal wordt aangeboden op de website bij het boek die voor de lezer kosteloos toegankelijk is. Beschikbaar zijn samenvattingen, verdiepingsvragen en zelfstudieopdrachten, links naar beeldmateriaal en interessante sites en PowerPoints speciaal voor docenten. Tevens is de gehele inhoud van dit boek op de website geplaatst zodat het overal online te raadplegen en snel te doorzoeken is. Extra materiaal wordt aangeboden op de website bij het boek die voor de lezer kosteloos toegankelijk is. Beschikbaar zijn samenvattingen, verdiepingsvragen en zelfstudieopdrachten, links naar beeldmateriaal en interessante sites en PowerPoints speciaal voor docenten. Tevens is de gehele inhoud van dit boek op de website geplaatst zodat het overal online te raadplegen en snel te doorzoeken is.
Medische psychologie (Quintessens)
by A. A. Kaptein J. B. Prins E. H. Collette R. L. HulsmanMedische psychologie vormt een belangrijk aspect van de moderne geneeskunde. Bij gezond blijven, ziek worden, hulp zoeken bij klachten, diagnostische procedures, behandeling en nazorg (revalidatie) zijn niet alleen medische factoren van belang. Ook gedrag speelt hierin een cruciale rol. Psychologie is de wetenschap die zich bezighoudt met de bestudering van gedrag. Medische psychologie richt zich specifiek op het gedrag van mensen in de medische situatie. Medische psychologie geeft een helder overzicht van de kernthema's in de medische psychologie. Het boek is ingedeeld volgens de drie thema's van het vak: Gedrag en gezondheid, Gedrag en ziekte en Communicatie en professioneel gedrag.Aan de orde komen de psychologische aspecten van de belangrijkste diagnoses en therapieën bij gezondheidsproblemen. Er wordt stilgestaan bij vragen als: Welk gedrag leidt tot ziekte? Hoe reageren patiënten op een diagnose of een therapie? Wat zijn de psychische en sociale gevolgen van een ziekte of een behandeling? Aan welke eisen moet het gedrag van artsen voldoen in de omgang met patiënten? Deze onderwerpen worden geïllustreerd aan de hand van herkenbare voorbeelden uit de praktijk. Extra materiaal wordt aangeboden op de website bij het boek die voor de lezer kosteloos toegankelijk is. Beschikbaar zijn samenvattingen, verdiepingsvragen en zelfstudieopdrachten, links naar beeldmateriaal en interessante sites en PowerPoints speciaal voor docenten. Tevens is de gehele inhoud van dit boek op de website geplaatst zodat het overal online te raadplegen en snel te doorzoeken is.Extra materiaal wordt aangeboden op de website bij het boek die voor de lezer kosteloos toegankelijk is. Beschikbaar zijn samenvattingen, verdiepingsvragen en zelfstudieopdrachten, links naar beeldmateriaal en interessante sites en PowerPoints speciaal voor docenten. Tevens is de gehele inhoud van dit boek op de website geplaatst zodat het overal online te raadplegen en snel te doorzoeken is.
Meditating Selflessly: Practical Neural Zen
by James H. AustinA guide to Zen meditative practice informed by the latest findings in brain research. This is not the usual kind of self-help book. Indeed, its major premise heeds a Zen master's advice to be less self-centered. Yes, it is "one more book of words about Zen," as the author concedes, yet this book explains meditative practices from the perspective of a "neural Zen." The latest findings in brain research inform its suggestions. In Meditating Selflessly, James Austin—Zen practitioner, neurologist, and author of three acclaimed books on Zen and neuroscience—guides readers toward that open awareness already awaiting them on the cushion and in the natural world. Austin offers concrete advice—often in a simplified question-and-answer format—about different ways to meditate. He clarifies both the concentrative and receptive styles of meditation. Drawing widely from the exciting new field of contemplative neuroscience, Austin helps resolve an ancient paradox: why both insight wisdom and selflessness arise simultaneously during enlightened states of consciousness.
Meditation and Movement: Structured Therapeutic Activity Sessions
by Garry RosserMeditation and Movement is an accessible series of structured relaxation and self-awareness sessions to help strengthen students' self-control, resilience and respect for both themselves and others. This course of fourteen one-hour structured sessions is suitable for groups of children, teens and youths, and especially beneficial for, but not limited to, use in schools with pupils with disabilities, special educational needs, self-esteem issues or behavioural difficulties. The course combines skills from different disciplines, and includes: meditation practices; therapeutic writing and talking tasks; movement and psychodrama play activities; and breathing, posture and movement techniques found in some martial arts. Complete with clear and full instructions and photocopiable worksheets, Meditation and Movement is straightforward enough for any enthusiastic non-'expert' leader to use with ease. An ideal course text for school teachers, school counsellors and psychologists, these structured sessions will also appeal to a variety of societies and associations, such as Buddhist, martial arts and drama groups.
Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy
by C. Alexander Simpkins Annellen M. SimpkinsPraise for Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy"From the wisdom of ancient cultures to modern neuroscience, the authors skillfully create a bridge of understanding between the practice of meditation, yoga, and psychotherapy. The Simpkins are at their best in describing how everyone can learn to integrate their own brain, body, and mind to facilitate a creative synchrony of healing and well-being."--Kathryn Rossi, PhD Coeditor, Collected Works of Milton H. Erickson: The Nature of Therapeutic Hypnosis"This reader-friendly text is directed toward therapists and healthcare workers who are considering incorporating yoga and meditation into their work. These technologies are time-honored and appear to have beneficial effects on contemporary clients and patients. Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy serves as an informative introduction to these¿practices, and explains how a therapist might integrate such practices into their work. The chapters on neuroscience research and healthy aging are unique in books of this nature, and the discussion of alleviating depression alone is worth the price of the book."--Stanley Krippner, PhDProfessor of Psychology, Saybrook UniversityCoauthor, Haunted by Combat: Understanding PTSD in War VeteransA thoughtful and pragmatic guide for integrating meditation and yoga techniques into traditional psychotherapyMeditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy is an inspiring "how-to" guide grounded in the neuroscientific and clinical evidence that supports the use of meditation and other yoga practices to improve clients' mental health.Drawing from the authors' decades of practice, teaching, and writing, this inspiring book is focused on applying meditation, yoga, and Zen to therapy, with discussion of:The latest neuroscience findings, showing how the brain and larger nervous system are altered by yoga methodsPhilosophical and psychological principles upon which yoga is basedThe how, when, and why for use of specific techniques with common psychological problemsFundamental stretching exercises and meditation techniquesFilled with vivid case examples and writings from renowned yoga masters, Meditation and Yoga in Psychotherapy encourages a therapeutic process in which clients move their attention from outside concerns to inner mindfulness. With a range of techniques that embrace the diversity and uniqueness of clients, this book offers methods to creatively individualize techniques for a wide variety of presenting problems.
Meditation for Aspies: Everyday Techniques to Help People with Asperger Syndrome Take Control and Improve their Lives
by Ulrike Domenika Bolls Rowan SewellMeditation is an effective, life-long practice that can help people with Asperger Syndrome to steer their own life course and improve wellbeing. This useful guide provides Aspies with a clear explanation of how to reap the benefits of welcoming meditation practices into their lives. In addition to its great value as a relaxation technique, meditation can positively influence emotions, curb anxiety and meltdowns, and promote self-esteem and self-awareness. This book discusses why common Aspie character traits such as dedication and introversion make people with Asperger Syndrome particularly well suited to practicing meditation and offers guidance on choosing the right type of meditation to suit each individual's needs. With useful advice on how to begin, where to meditate, what to wear, and much more, the book shows that meditation can be a powerful everyday technique for personal development and self-discovery.
Meditation for Psychotherapists: Targeted Techniques to Enhance Your Clinical Skills
by Alexander H. RossMeditation for Psychotherapists provides students and practitioners of psychotherapy with specific meditation techniques.Chapters offer a comprehensive theoretical and practical approach as an adjunct to established professional development tools. This is the first time specific bespoke meditation techniques have been connected to different therapeutic modalities, building on the author’s already published work.The book is accompanied by a website with audio-guided meditations and courses directed to an international audience across multiple psychotherapy models www.arosspsychotherapy.com/meditation.
Meditation, Orion Plain and Simple (Plain and Simple)
by Lynne LaurenA practical guide to reducing stress and finding peace through meditation.Meditation is a practice that calms the mind and the body in a natural way. Its aim is to quiet or still the mind, which leads to calm awareness without the interference of troublesome thoughts. Meditation can help you focus, relax, and cope with life's twists and turns.Meditation, Orion Plain and Simple is a wise and helpful beginner's guide to the practice of meditation. Lynne Lauren not only explains why it is important to meditate, but also demonstrates how simple meditation can be. It can be done anywhere by anyone. Lynne provides a brief overview of the different types of meditation, along with more than 50 meditations and visualisations that can be used in different circumstances to reach particular goals.This simple guide provides all of the information that beginners will need to slow down, de-stress, and discover how rich life can be!
Meditation: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives
by Deane H. Shapiro Roger N. WalshMany claim that meditation is effective in the treatment of many ailments associated with stress and high blood pressure, and in the management of pain. While there are many popular books on meditation, few embrace the science as well as the art of meditation. In this volume, Shapiro and Walsh fill this need by assembling a complete collection of scholarly articles--Meditation: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives.From an academic rather than a popular vantage, the volume takes the claims and counterclaims about meditation to a deeper analytical level by including studies from clinical psychology and psychiatry, neuroscience, psychophysiology, and biochemistry. Each selection is a contribution to the field, either as a classic of research, or by being methodologically elegant, heuristically interesting, or creative. Original articles cover such topics as the effects of meditation in the treatment of stress, hypertension, and addictions; the comparison of meditation with other self-regulation strategies; the adverse effects of meditation; and meditation-induced altered states of consciousness.Concluding with a major bibliography of related works, Meditation offers the reader a valuable overview of the state and possible future directions of meditation research. Today, in the popular media and elsewhere, debate continues: Is meditation an effective technique for spiritual and physical healing, or is it quackery? Meditation: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives weighs in on this debate by presenting what continues to be the most complete collection of scholarly articles ever amassed on the subject of meditation.
Meditation: Self-regulation Strategy and Altered State of Consciousness
by Rosemary A. StevensDespite the increase in meditation studies, the quality remains variable; many of them are trivial, and most remain unreplicated. Research on meditation has been plagued by insubstantial theorizing, global claims, and the substitution of belief systems for grounded hypotheses. Meditation punctures some of the myths about meditation, while retaining a place of value for mediation as a normal human function.In each chapter includes discussion of the major questions addressed, followed by a detailed critique of important theoretical, clinical, and research issues. In several instances the reader may find that questions seem to beget questions: research bearing upon certain issues may be contradictory, or not yet of sufficient thoroughness. In these cases, the author suggests the specific future research necessary to resolve the questions posed, so that claims about meditation are justified, and which are not. The profession of psychology itself is, and has been, in a polarized debate between the "practitioners" and the "experimentalists." The latter accuse the former of being "soft, non-empirical, non-scientific," while practitioners accuse the experimentalists of conducting research which is essentially irrelevant to human concerns.This approach provides a bridge between research and clinical practice. Meditation provides an encompassing survey of the topic--nearly forty tables and figures; sample questionnaires, evaluations and programs and a detailed overview of a controversial field. Shapiro separates self-regulation with self-delusion, to outline questions and possible answers.
Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
by Oliver BurkemanA map for a liberating journey toward a more meaningful life―a journey that begins where we actually find ourselves, not with a fantasy of where we&’d like to be―from the New York Times bestselling author of Four Thousand WeeksHow would life open up if we stopped treating it as a problem to be solved?Addressing the fundamental questions about how to live, Meditations for Mortals offers a powerful new way to take action on what counts: a guiding philosophy of life Oliver Burkeman calls &“imperfectionism.&” It helps us tackle challenges as they crop up in our daily lives: our finite time, the lure of distraction, the impossibility of doing anything perfectly.How can we embrace our nonnegotiable limitations? Or make good decisions when there&’s always too much to do? How do we shed the illusion that life will really begin as soon as we can &“get on top of everything&”? Reflecting on quotations drawn from philosophy, religion, literature, psychology, and self-help, Burkeman explores a combination of practical tools and daily shifts in perspective. The result is a life-enhancing and surprising challenge to much familiar advice―and a profound yet entertaining crash course in living more fully.
Meditationstiefe: Grundlagen, Forschung, Training, Psychotherapie (Psychotherapie: Praxis)
by Harald PironPsychotherapeuten und Berater in Klinik und Praxis erfahren in diesem Buch einen wissenschaftlich fundierten Einblick in die Tiefe der meditativen Erfahrungswelt. Im Mittelpunkt steht der Einsatz von meditativen Elementen in verschiedenen Settings – und zwar religionsfrei, evidenzbasiert, auf Erfahrung, Entwicklung und Verständnis ausgerichtet.Der Autor ist u. a. Gründer und Moderator des KV-anerkannten Qualitätszirkels für meditationsbasierte Psychotherapie und stellt ein evidenzbasiertes Handlungsmodell, ein ausführliches Praxis-Manual zur Förderung von Meditationstiefe und einen Fragebogen zur Verfügung. Kernprinzipien, Impulse für die Praxis, Übungsanleitungen und Empfehlungen, die sich aus den empirischen Ergebnissen ableiten lassen, werden auf verständliche Weise vermittelt und in didaktisch sinnvollen, praktikablen Schritten anwendbar gemacht. Mit einem Geleitwort von Dr. Ulrich Ott. Geschrieben für … Psychologische und Ärztliche Psychotherapeuten, Kursleiter in Reha-Einrichtungen, Entspannungstrainer, Coaches, Gesundheitsberater. Über den Autor: Dr. phil. Dipl.-Psych. Harald Piron ist niedergelassener Psychologischer Psychotherapeut (VT) in Bonn; u. a. Mitgründer und Vorstandsmitglied der SMMR (Society for Meditation and Meditation Research), Gründer und Moderator des KV-anerkannten Qualitätszirkels für meditationsbasierte Psychotherapie.
Meditação e Mindfulness
by Andy PuddicombeAprenda como 10 minutos de meditação por dia podem fazer a diferença e mudar a sua vida. Este é um livro sobre meditação. Mas não é igual aos outros. Aqui não há cânticos, não precisamos de nos sentar com as pernas cruzadas, ou ter qualquer tipo de fé. Nem sequer exige o dispêndio de longos períodos de tempo. Pelo contrário, este livro mostra-lhe como apenas 10 minutos de meditação por dia podem fazer a diferença e mudar a sua vida. Andy Puddicombe, em tempos monge budista, é hoje reconhecido como o especialista em meditação e mindfulness mais importante do Reino Unido, contando já com mais de dez anos de experiência como formador. Tal como os seus leitores e alunos, também ele começou a sua prática de meditação para conseguir lidar com as preocupações do quotidiano. Foi este contexto que lhe permitiu desenvolver um programa de meditação guiada adequado à rotina diária: exercícios que mostram que apenas alguns minutos por dia bastam para fazer a diferença. A experiência do autor reflete-se nos exercícios, histórias e técnicas que permitirão acalmar a agitação da mente e criar as condições para: • a melhoria da concentração e da produtividade; • o alívio do stress e da ansiedade; • um sono mais tranquilo; • melhores relações afetivas e profissionais. «Andy Puddicombe está a fazer com a meditação aquilo que Jamie Oliver fez com a gastronomia.» The New York Times
Medizin und Krankheit im frühen Kino: Eine Erschließung des Stummfilms als primär-medizinhistorische Quelle
by Dennis HenkelDas frühe Kino – der Stummfilm (ca. 1895-1927) – erscheint vielen Zuschauern auch heute noch in einem unschmeichelhaften Licht. Oft wird es als eine Art unfertiger Vorläufer des Ton-Kinos, des „richtigen Films“, wahrgenommen, welcher neben der Tonlosigkeit auch noch zu theatralischem Schauspiel, Schwarz-Weiß-Optik und hektisch-beschleunigter Wiedergabegeschwindigkeit neige – „Opas Kino“, sagt der Volksmund. Doch dieses Vorurteil verblasst: Der Stummfilm wird als Kunstform wahrgenommen. Der Autor begibt sich auf Spurensuche: Welchen historischen Beitrag kann die Erschließung dieser Kunstform mit ihrer Darstellung großer Fachgebiete wie Psychiatrie, Neurologie, Innere Medizin und Chirurgie leisten? Finden sich auch Disziplinen wie Zahnmedizin, Gynäkologie oder Dermatologie wieder? In 453 untersuchten „medizinischen Filmen“ finden sich viele ethische Kontroversen des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts – z. B. Geburtenkontrolle, Eugenik oder Homosexualität – wieder, was das Potential des Kinos als Zeitzeuge unterstreicht. Seine unterschätzten Funktionen als zeit- wie medizinhistorische Quelle und Spiegel der Gesellschaft werden herausgearbeitet, zudem können neue filmhistorische Strömungen definiert und das zentrale Leitmotiv der Medizindarstellung im frühen Film abgeleitet werden: die Iatro- und Pathophobie. Diese Ergebnisse offenbaren verblüffende Qualitäten einer rasch zum Massenmedium avancierten Kunstform, die Denken und Handeln der Kinogänger – und damit die Medizingeschichte – prägte. Der Autor Dr. Dennis Henkel studierte Philosophie, Theater-Film-Fernsehwissenschaften, Kunstgeschichte an der Universität zu Köln. Er promovierte zum Thema „Darstellung von Sucht und Drogen in frühen Film“ und ist seitdem als Dozent, Autor, und Herausgeber und am Institut für Geschichte und Ethik der Medizin in Köln tätig, zuletzt zum Thema Demenzdarstellung im Film. Eine abgewandelte Version des vorliegenden Buches wurde im Jahre 2024 als Habilitationsschrift an der Medizinischen Fakultät in Köln eingereicht.