Intro; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Authors; Chapter 1: Mind, Body, and Spirit in Chronic Illness; Introduction: Health Care for Chronic Illness; Behavioral Influences in Chronic Illness; Psychosocial Effects on Chronic Illness; Coping with Chronic Illness; Case of Nadine; Risk Factors for Chronic Illness; Environmental Effects on Chronic Illness; The Case of Celine; The Case of Darnell; Personal Choices About Health-Related Behaviors; Spirituality in Chronic Illness: The Case of Jeremy; Psychosocial Risk Factors Get Under the Skin
Chapter 3: Chronic Illness, Global Burden, and the Pathways ApproachIntroduction; The Global Problem of Chronic Disease; Concepts of Chronic Disease; World Health Organization (WHO) Approach to Chronic Disease Management; Evolving Understandings of Chronic Diseases; Chronic Illness in the United States; Chronic Illness, Death, and Disability; The Individual Problem of Chronic Disease; Chronic Disease from a Functional Medicine Perspective; An Example: Obesity from a Functional Medicine Perspective and a Holistic, Pathways Perspective; Obesity as a Chronic Illness; Obesity in the United States
Effects of Stress on the Gastrointestinal SystemThe Immune System in Chronic Illness; Learning to React; Engaging in Positive Change: The Pathways Model; References; Chapter 2: The Pathways Model for Improved Health and Wellness; The Need for an Integrative Model to Support Comprehensive Health-Supportive Change; The Pathways Model: An Overview; The Coaching Approach to Enhanced Human Being and Well-Being; The Three Levels in the Pathways Model; Expanding the Pathways Model: I. Religion and Spiritual Practices; Expanding the Pathways Model: II. Complementary Therapies; Summary; References
Functional Medicine Assessment and ObesityOverwork, Sedentary Lifestyle, and Stress; Emotional Dysregulation, Autonomic Dysregulation, and Eating Behavior; Psychological Trauma, Chronic Illness, and Obesity; Environmental Toxins, Chronic Illness, and Obesity; Conclusions; References; Chapter 4: Religion, Spiritual Practices, and Well-Being; Introduction; The Historical Connection between Religion and Medicine; The Modern Separation of Religion and Medicine; Definitions of Religion and Spirituality
Regular Participation in Activities of a Church, Synagogue, or Temple and Effects on Health and Well-BeingSocial Support Associated with Church Participation and Health; Religious Belief and Religious Activities Produce a Sense of Purpose in Life and Health; Considerations About the Dark Side of Religious Thinking and Activity and Health; Mechanisms by Which Religious Engagement and Religion-Based Variables Affect Health; Churches' Active Support of Health and Healing Today; Comparison of the Impact of Two Churches on Health and Well-being; Conclusion
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"This expansive text offers a comprehensive mind/body/spirit framework for relieving individual patients of the debilitating effects of long-term disease while reducing the public burden of chronic illness. It introduces the patient-centered Pathways Model, featuring a robust scientific base for psychotherapy, complementary and alternative modalities, and a religious/spiritual element, in progressive levels of treatment from self-help to professional help. Chapters spotlight component skills of the model, including treatment planning, patient rapport, and choosing therapies for optimal well-being. The authors advocate for interventions ranging from lifestyle change to mindfulness, and biofeedback to pastoral counseling. In addition, in-depth case studies detail memorable patient journeys from diagnosis and referral to assessment, engagement in treatment and outcome. Among the topics covered: · Mind, body, and spirit in chronic illness.· The need for an integrative model to support comprehensive health-supportive change.· Chronic disease from a functional medicine perspective.· Mechanisms by which religious engagement and religion-based variables affect health.· Complementary and integrative medicine for the Pathways Model.· PLUS: Pathways approaches to chronic pain, caregiver stress, diabetes, mood disorders, PTSD, brain injury, heart disease, cancer, and more. Emphasizing patient individuality and clinician creativity, Integrative Pathways models a compassionate approach to lessening persistent suffering for use by health psychologists, physicians, counselors, health coaches, and other practitioners involved in complementary and integrative medicine, pain medicine, and rehabilitation. "The Pathway Model addresses what clinical researchers in the field have been calling for, a research-based approach to health and wellness that clearly explains important concepts and provides an optimal foundation from which to approach health interventions."Patrick R. Steffen, PhD, BCB, Brigham Young University"--