Integrative Therapies for Depression Redefining Models for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention

Integrative Therapies for Depression: Redefining Models for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention summarizes emerging theories and research findings on various nonpharmaceutical therapies to treat mood disorders.Supported by the review of nearly 3000 scientific studies, the book describes the concepts of inflammation, genetics, hormonal imbalance, gastrointestinal conditions, environmental stress, and nutritional deficiencies and their possible link to the pathogenesis of mood disorders. It also examines findings on various nonpharmaceutical therapies used to treat mood disorders including vitamins, botanicals, and other natural products as well as exercise, stress reduction, bright light, mind-body practices, and spiritual approaches. Also covered are evidence-based approaches to integrative management of mood disorders in pregnant women, adolescents, and the elderly. Separating facts from fiction, the book provides practical information that clinicians can implement and share with their patients. The book fills a significant gap in the conventional model of therapeutics for mood disorders. It is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapists, and all other clinicians who devote their days to caring for those afflicted with depression.

Shifting the Paradigm: Redefining the Treatment of Mood DisordersEmily DeansThe Role of Inflammation in DepressionAntolin C. TrinidadThe Gut-Brain Axis: The Role of the Gut in Brain HealthCourt Vreeland and Kelly BroganClostridia Bacteria in the GI Tract Affecting Dopamine and Norepinephrine MetabolismWilliam ShawStress, Fear, Trauma, and Distress: Underlying Factors in DepressionPeter BongiornoMitochondrial Dysfunction and Physiological DepressionDean RaffelockMicronutrient Deficiencies and Mitochondrial DysfunctionChandler MarrsVitamin Deficiencies and Depression: Evidence-Based ResearchJames Greenblatt and Priyank PatelMineral Deficiencies and Depression: Evidence-Based ResearchJames Greenblatt and Kayla GrossmannEssential Fats and Amino Acids in DepressionBettina BernsteinSex Steroids and Mood in WomenAnn HathawayThe Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Mood DisordersSara GottfriedAdrenal, Reproductive, and Thyroid Hormone Testing for DepressionDean Raffelock and Lara PizzornoExposure to Toxic Chemicals as a Cause of DepressionWilliam ShawDietary Peptides and the Spectrum of Food HypersensitivitiesCynthia GariépyGenetic-Based Biomarkers in Psychiatry: An Integrative ApproachJay LombardMood-Related Effects of Medications Prescribed for Non-Psychiatric IndicationsMyrto A. AsheThe Rationale for Treating with a Broad Spectrum of Minerals and VitaminsJulia J. Rucklidge and Bonnie J. KaplanAmino Acids and Other Nutrients That Enhance the Synthesis and Regulation of NeurotransmittersRichard M. CarltonBotanicals for Depression: Rhodiola, St. John’s Wort, Curcumin, and SaffronJudith E. PentzExercise as an Adjunct to Treating DepressionRalph E. CarsonThe Role of Sleep and Light Therapy in DepressionRobin May-DavisThe Role of Spirituality and Religion in Depression and TreatmentNatalie L. Hill Depression-Specific Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Model: Description, Data on Efficacy, and Differences from Contemporary ModelsBasant PradhanMeditation and MindfulnessHealy Smith and Gregory ThorkelsonNarrative TherapyAntolin C. TrinidadIntegrative Psychotherapy: Healing the MindBodyMatrixMartha StarkIntegrative Approaches to Perinatal DepressionVesna Pirec and Kelly Brogan Integrative Approaches to Adolescent DepressionAmelia Villagomez and Noshene RanjbarIntegrative Approaches for Geriatric DepressionLewis Mehl-Madrona, Barbara Mainguy, and Asha ShahClinical Case Studies: Putting It All TogetherKat Toups

Edited byJames Greenblatt, MD, currently serves as chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenblatt is also an assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Prior to joining Walden, he founded and served as the medical director of Comprehensive Psychiatric Resources, a private psychiatric practice focused on utilizing integrative medicine. A pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Greenblatt has treated patients with mood disorders and complex eating disorders for more than 25 years. He has written several books and lectures throughout the United States on the scientific evidence for nutritional interventions in psychiatry and mental illness.Kelly Brogan, MD, ABIHM, is a holistic women’s health psychiatrist on faculty at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, and in private practice in Manhattan, New York. Brogan has been a clinical instructor at New York University School of Medicine, where she did her fellowship and a residency in reproductive psychiatry. Her academic areas of interest include toxicology/environmental medicine, nutrition, inflammatory models of mental illness, autoimmunity, and epigenetics. She has published in the fields of psycho-oncology, women’s health, perinatal mental health, alternative medicine, and infectious disease. She is on the board of Green Med Info, Pathways to Family Wellness, NYS Perinatal Association, Functional Medicine University, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, and Fisher Wallace, and is medical director for Fearless Parent.