Integrative Pathways: Navigating Chronic Illness with a Mind-Body-Spirit Approach

Author: Angele McGradyPublisher: SpringerPaperback:ISBN 10: 3030077373ISBN 13: 978-3030077372Hardcover:ISBN 10: 3319893114ISBN 13: 978-3319893112This 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