Book description
Stress, anxiety and depression are among the most common reasons for
people to see the doctor. The drugs targeting these conditions are
pharmaceutical bestsellers. Yet a majority of patients would like to be
able to heal without taking drugs or engaging in therapy that involves
talking about their problems. Dr Servan-Schreiber gathers together, in
one place, the answers to the public's questions about alternatives to
drugs and talk therapy. He discusses only treatment methods he has used
with patients himself, methods which have been proven to work in
clinical studies. Beautifully written, with many pertinent case
histories, this book will be a revelation to those who dismiss
alternative medicine and a godsend to those who are looking for help
without taking drugs and without talk therapy.
Dr David Servan-Schreiber
was a French-born psychiatrist and neuroscientist who was previously
clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School
of Medicine and cofounded the Center for Integrative Medicine at the
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. One of the original seven
members of the US board of Doctors Without Borders, he helped provide
medical and psychiatric relief in Kurdistan, Guatemala, India,
Tajikistan and Kosovo, and developed mental health interventions for
victims of crises, while also training therapists in crisis areas.
His book Anticancer
(2007, updated 2010), about the body's natural defences against tumour
growth and how to use them for prevention and enhancement of
conventional treatments, was an international success.
After a twenty year battle with cancer, David Servan-Schreiber passed
away in July 2011.
