East Meets West: 6 Tips for Incorporating CAM Into Psychiatry
An integrative integrative psychiatrist provides practical guidance for incorporating complementary and alternative medicine into psychiatric practice in the treatment of severe mental illness.
Asian healing traditions are emerging as increasingly accepted alternative approaches to diagnosis and treatment in the US and other Western countries, while biomedicine is becoming increasingly used in Asia. The confluence of disparate modalities in both Western countries and Asia presents complex problems and opportunities. What are the limitations and advantages of biomedicine and Asian medicine in mental health care? An integrative integrative psychiatrist provides practical guidance for incorporating complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) into traditional medicine in the treatment of severe mental illness.
