Research & Resources

Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven Stage Journey Out of Depression

by James S. Gordon

Synopsis:Each year, as many as twenty million Americans are diagnosed with clinical depression. Tens of millions more have low energy, or feel unhappy and dissatisfied with their lives. And each year, American doctors write 189 million prescriptions for anti-depressant drugs for these people. Dr. James Gordon, a Harvard Medical School-educated psychiatrist who founded and directs The Center for Mind Body Medicine in Washington, DC, has been helping his patients find their way out of the darkness of depression for the past forty years. He has worked with everyone from high-powered Washington politicians to Hurricane Katrina victims, from overstressed doctors, lawyers, and stay-at-home moms to orphans from war-ravaged Kosovo and Gaza. Each one of Dr. Gordon’s patients is unique, but all suffer from some level of depression, and none are getting the relief they want from the anti-depressant drugs their doctors keep prescribing or the psychotherapy they’ve been receiving.

Dr. Gordon believes that depression is not an end point, a disease over which we have no control. It is a sign that our lives are out of balance, that we’re stuck. It’s a wake-up call and the start of a journey that can help us become whole and happy, one that can change and transform our lives. Unstuck is a practical, easy-to-use guide explaining the seven stages of Dr. Gordon’s approach and the steps we can take to exert control over our own lives and find hope and happiness. Unstuck is designed for anyone who is suffering from depression, from mild subclinical depression (“the blues”) to its severest forms. Using dramatic and inspiring examples from the patients he has worked with over the years, he explains the practical, mood-healing benefits of: food and nutritional supplements; Chinese medicine; movement, exercise and dance; psychotherapy, meditation and guided imagery; and spiritual practice and prayer. He concludes each chapter with a carefully designed Prescription for Self-Care, guidelines to help each person play an active, effective role in their own healing. The result is Unstuck, an incredibly thoughtful, practical, and meditative guide to the difficult but rewarding journey out of depression.

Manifesto for a New Medicine: Your Guide to Healing Partnerships and the Wise Use of Alternative Therapies

by James S. Gordon

Synopsis:Dr. Gordon, The Center for Mind-Body Medicine’s Founder and Director, synthesizes the time-tested traditions of alternative healing, Eastern medical practices, and psychological therapies with the most valuable elements of mainstream medicine. The book features powerful and heartfelt stories of personal healing and potent recommendations for a real medical revolution. “Read this book”, Dr. Bernie Seigel said, “and help yourself and the practice of medicine to heal.”

The Whole Pregnancy Handbook: An Obstetrician's Guide to Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine Before, During, and After Pregnancy

by Joel Evans and Robin Aronson

Synopsis:At last, everything you need to know about the latest in alternative and conventionalhealthcare before, during, and after pregnancy—in one comprehensive, jargon-free guide. Whether you embrace the philosophy that mind, body, and spirit work together to promote good health or you're just looking for a way to have the healthiest, most comfortable pregnancy possible, The Whole Pregnancy Handbook has the information you need to make educated decisions and take charge of your prenatal care.

10 Simple Solutions to Stress: How to Tame Tension And Start Enjoying Your Life

by Claire Michaels Wheeler

Synopsis: Based on positive psychology, mind-body medicine, and cognitive behavioral therapy, the ten solutions in this book take stress management to an unprecedented level of effectiveness. These short assessments, lifestyle enhancement tips, and emergency stress rescue techniques help you to cope effectively with stress and to reduce its frequency in your life. More than just lowering blood pressure and being generally happier, the techniques in this book can lead you to physical wellness and foster a greater sense of purpose, joy, and fulfillment.

Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine

by Michael Murray & Joseph Pizzorno

Amazon Editorial Synopsis:
Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine weighs three pounds and nine ounces, has 946 pages, and is as informative as it is hefty. This book shows you how to improve your health through a positive mental attitude, healthy lifestyle, health-promoting diet, and supplements, with plenty of practical tips. Learn disease prevention through enhancing key body systems. The bulk of the book details natural remedies for treating more than 70 ailments. Each includes symptoms, description, therapeutic considerations (with discussion of studies), and a treatment summary, including nutritional supplements and botanical (herbal) medicines. If you have a disease, this book will give you a valuable perspective on natural treatments. If you're well, it will give you many pointers for maintaining and enhancing your health.

Holistic Medicine: Medical Issues (Encyclopedia of Health)

by James S. Gordon

Synopsis: A brief overview of the field and some of the techniques which are generally included in it.

Mind, Body, and Health: Toward an Integral Medicine

by James S. Gordon, Dennis T. Jaffe, and David E. Bresler (Eds.)

Synopsis: A compendium of articles on therapeutic approaches. The emphasis is on pioneering programs which have been developed to address specific problems - chronic and acute pain, childbirth, aging, and others - rather than on specific modalities.