Auricular Acupuncture and Addiction
Mechanisms, Methodology and Practice
- 1st Edition - October 1, 2008
- Latest edition
- Authors: Kim Wager, Sue Cox
- Language: English
This comprehensive guide to auricular acupuncture and addiction provides a thorough grounding in the theory of Chinese medicine and integrates Chinese medical theory with modern… Read more
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Description
This comprehensive guide to auricular acupuncture and addiction provides a thorough grounding in the theory of Chinese medicine and integrates Chinese medical theory with modern biomedical concepts. The authors take the reader through the practical application of the SMART protocol. Other subjects covered include: treatment protocol and implementation, analysis of current research and accounts of how the treatment can be employed in a variety of settings and how it affects those services. The chapters discussing theory will be in depth but will have key learning outcomes presented separately to focus understanding.
Key features
Key features
• Written by two leading experts in auricular acupuncture and substance misuse• Cleary written and presented and explains why this intervention can be replicated within any programme• Emphasises the scientific nature of this model• Illustrated throughout• Suitable for a worldwide market
Readership
Readership
Practitioners of TCM and Five Element acupuncture.Both students and practitioners with an interest in auricular acupuncture for substance misuse.Acupuncturist, Physiotherapists, GPs In the US a core market would be trainee acupuncture drug workers.Auricular acupuncture in substance misuse is a growing area and I would anticipate that all TCM colleges may in future offer course units in addiction treatment and this book would be recommended reading.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Acknowledgements. Forewords. Preface. List of contributors. Introduction. 1. The brain - target organ of addictive substances. 2. How nerves work. 3. Neurotransmitter typology. 4. Learning. 5. Emotion: addiction is an emotion. 6. The limbic (emotional) system. 7. The physiology of relapse, bingeing and the permanency of addiction. 8. How does the brain exert influence on the rest of the body? 9. Addiction and genetics. 10. The drugs of misuse. 11. Qi, the story so far. 12. The new model for Qi energy. 13. Yin-Yang theory. 14. Auricular acupuncture mechanisms. 15. An evaluation of auricular acupuncture with high security substance misusing male prisoners. 16. Diversity in practice. Index.
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- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: October 1, 2008
- Language: English
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