INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES FOR DEPRESSION: REDEFINING MODELS FOR ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT AND PREVENTION

Shifting the Paradigm: Redefining the Treatment of Mood Disorders
The Role of Inflammation in Depression
The Gut-Brain Axis: The Role of the Gut in Brain Health
Clostridia Bacteria in the GI Tract Affecting Dopamine and Norepinephrine Metabolism
Stress, Fear, Trauma, and Distress: Underlying Factors in Depression
Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Physiological Depression
Micronutrient Deficiencies and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
Vitamin Deficiencies and Depression: Evidence-Based Research
Mineral Deficiencies and Depression: Evidence-Based Research
Essential Fats and Amino Acids in Depression
Sex Steroids and Mood in Women
The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in Mood Disorders
Adrenal, Reproductive, and Thyroid Hormone Testing for Depression
Exposure to Toxic Chemicals as a Cause of Depression
Dietary Peptides and the Spectrum of Food Hypersensitivities
Genetic-Based Biomarkers in Psychiatry: An Integrative Approach
Mood-Related Effects of Medications Prescribed for Non-Psychiatric Indications
The Rationale for Treating with a Broad Spectrum of Minerals and Vitamins
Amino Acids and Other Nutrients That Enhance the Synthesis and Regulation of Neurotransmitters
Botanicals for Depression: Rhodiola, St. John’s Wort, Curcumin, and Saffron
Exercise as an Adjunct to Treating Depression
The Role of Sleep and Light Therapy in Depression
The Role of Spirituality and Religion in Depression and Treatment
Depression-Specific Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Model: Description, Data on Efficacy, and Differences from Contemporary Models
Meditation and Mindfulness
Narrative Therapy
Integrative Psychotherapy: Healing the MindBodyMatrix
Integrative Approaches to Perinatal Depression
Integrative Approaches to Adolescent Depression
Integrative Approaches for Geriatric Depression
Clinical Case Studies: Putting It All Together

• Explores integrative therapies for the treatment of depression
• Describes the concepts of inflammation, hormonal imbalances, gastrointestinal problems, and nutritional deficiencies and their possible link to the pathogenesis of mood disorder
• Discusses nutritional interventions and scientific-based lifestyle medicine including the role of sleep, exercise, and stress reduction
• Covers evidence-based approaches to integrative management of mood disorders in pregnant women, adolescents, and the elderly

Integrative Therapies for Depression: Redefining Models for Assessment, Treatment and Prevention summarizes emerging theories and research findings on various nonpharmaceutical therapies to treat mood disorders.
Supported by the review of nearly 3000 scientific studies, the book describes the concepts of inflammation, genetics, hormonal imbalance, gastrointestinal conditions, environmental stress, and nutritional deficiencies and their possible link to the pathogenesis of mood disorders.
It also examines findings on various nonpharmaceutical therapies used to treat mood disorders including vitamins, botanicals, and other natural products as well as exercise, stress reduction, bright light, mind-body practices, and spiritual approaches.
Also covered are evidence-based approaches to integrative management of mood disorders in pregnant women, adolescents, and the elderly. Separating facts from fiction, the book provides practical information that clinicians can implement and share with their patients.
The book fills a significant gap in the conventional model of therapeutics for mood disorders. It is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, family therapists, and all other clinicians who devote their days to caring for those afflicted with depression.

Authors
• James Greenblatt, MD, currently serves as chief medical officer and vice president of medical services at Walden Behavioral Care in Waltham, Massachusetts. Dr. Greenblatt is also an assistant clinical professor at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Prior to joining Walden, he founded and served as the medical director of Comprehensive Psychiatric Resources, a private psychiatric practice focused on utilizing integrative medicine. A pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, Dr. Greenblatt has treated patients with mood disorders and complex eating disorders for more than 25 years. He has written several books and lectures throughout the United States on the scientific evidence for nutritional interventions in psychiatry and mental illness.
• Kelly Brogan, MD, ABIHM, is a holistic women’s health psychiatrist on faculty at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, and in private practice in Manhattan, New York. Brogan has been a clinical instructor at New York University School of Medicine, where she did her fellowship and a residency in reproductive psychiatry. Her academic areas of interest include toxicology/environmental medicine, nutrition, inflammatory models of mental illness, autoimmunity, and epigenetics. She has published in the fields of psycho-oncology, women’s health, perinatal mental health, alternative medicine, and infectious disease. She is on the board of Green Med Info, Pathways to Family Wellness, NYS Perinatal Association, Functional Medicine University, Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, and Fisher Wallace, and is medical director for Fearless Parent.