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Table of Contents

1. Promoting Wellness in Mental Health: The CAM Approach in
Psychiatry .......................................................................................... 13
What is CAM? ........................................................................... 15
Treating the Body .................................................................... 16
Environmental Influences ...................................................... 17
Spiritual Matters ..................................................................... 18
Addressing the Mind ............................................................... 19
Therapy Through Perceptions ............................................... 20
The Importance of Hope ......................................................... 20
Summary .................................................................................. 21

2. The Comprehensive Medical Exam in Psychiatry ................... 22
Signs That Mental Symptoms Have a Medical Cause .......... 24
Conditions That Cause Psychiatric Symptoms .................... 26
Commonly Overlooked Medical Maladies ............................ 27
Head Injuries ............................................................................ 27
Thyroid Issues .......................................................................... 28
Sleep Disorders ........................................................................ 30
Low Cholesterol ....................................................................... 31
The Koran Algorithm .............................................................. 31
Summary .................................................................................. 36
3. Lifestyle Changes That Improve Mental Health...................... 37
Reframing Lifestyle Choices as Empowering Decisions ...... 37
Motivational Interviewing ..................................................... 38
Food as Medicine ..................................................................... 39
Exercise: Free Mental Health Care ........................................ 40
Sleep: Nature’s Mood Management System ......................... 42
Being in Nature ........................................................................ 42
Social Connections .................................................................. 43