Bøger af Carolyn Chambers Clark

A Comprehensive, Holistic Guide to the Conventional Medical and Self-Care Treatments for Anxiety DisordersIn a world that values excess, the pressure to succeed never ends. As a result of our fast-paced and high-stakes society, anxiety can take over our lives.For approximately 20 million American adults a year, anxiety symptoms such as dizziness, stammering, heart palpitations, trembling, and shaking can be extremely debilitating. Unlike other books on anxiety, this book offers a holistic program that includes not only conventional psychiatric and psychological treatments, but also provides nutrition, fitness, environmental, herbal, stress reduction/healing, and relationship self-care approaches.Living Well with Anxiety contains helpful advice for a wide range of anxiety disorders: social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and various phobias. With a comprehensive resource section that contains relevant websites and e-mail addresses, audiocassettes and CDs for relaxation, and descriptions of related books, this book provides vital help for anyone experiencing anxiety.

A complete holistic guide to menopause. A vital self-care manual for the more than 50 million American women facing this natural process.For thirty years, board-certified holistic practitioner, master's-prepared nurse, and doctorally prepared educator Carolyn Chambers Clark has been helping women navigate the challenges of menopause. Now she can help you with her breakthrough guide that addresses the full range of medical, alternative, and complementary self-care strategies, with easy-to-follow guidelines for avoiding the pitfalls of: Hot flashesFuzzy thinkingSkin, hair, and bladder changesWeight gainJoint and muscle painFatigueDecreased sex driveEmotional ups and downsInsomniaHaving been through this natural process herself, and having counseled countless other menopausal women, Clark is a compassionate voice clearly addressing the risks and possible benefits of hormone therapies, offering easy-to-understand advice, and providing the most comprehensive menopause program available.

Presents nurses and health professionals with a foundation for using group concepts, theory, and research with a wide-variety of groups and group settings. This book teaches group process skills, including theories, differentiating content from process, working with tension and anxiety, conflict, apathy, and enhancing cohensiveness.