Integrative Dermatology [Paperback]

Skin health has taken center stage for health care practitioners and patients alike. Not only has skin cancer quickly become the number one form of cancer in the United States, with 3.5 million cancers diagnosed in over 2 million patients annually, but concerns about sun protection and healthy aging have dominated both public media and individual patient concerns. As the largest and most visible organ, the skin displays all evidence of health and vitality, both real and perceived, thereby conferring a tremendous amount of psychological burden on those afflicted with cutaneous ailments. Clinicians are thus charged with the important task of caring for the whole person, mentally as well as physically, to achieve therapeutic success. Integrative Dermatology is the first comprehensive text in this growing field which strives to examine and combine best practices from both traditional medicine as well as complementary and alternative healing modalities such as: diet, supplements, and mind-body medicine. The book presents key concepts for synthesizing the best, comprehensive care plan for each individualized and contextualized dermatology patient.

1. Diet for Healthy, Youthful Skin
2. Nutrition and Supplements for Healthy Skin
3. Therapeutic Diets for Skin Disorders
4. Skin-influencing Factors in Daily Life
5. Topical Botanicals and the Skin
6. Psychoneuroimmunology in Dermatology
7. Accupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
8. Herbal Medicine in Dermatology
9. An Ayurvedic Perspective on Dermatology
10. Hypnosis, Hypnoanalysis, and Mindfulness Meditation in Dermatology
11. Energy Medicine in Dermatology
12. Integrative Therapies for Acne
13. Integrative Management of Hair Loss and Hair Care
14. Integrative Therapies for Atopic Dermatitis
15. Integrative Management of Cutaneous Infectious Diseases
16. Contact Dermatitis
17. Integrative Management of Hyperhidrosis
18. Integrative Management of Lichen Planus
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