The Instinct to Heal by David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD

The Instinct to Heal

Curing Depression, Anxiety and Stress Without Drugs and Without Talk Therapy

David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD

Harmony/Rodale/Convergent · Print & ebook · February 5, 2005

Millions of Americans try drugs or talk therapy to relieve depression and anxiety, but recent scientific studies prove certain alternative treatments can work as well or better-often bringing on a cure.

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Who it’s for
A serious look at natural approaches that connect the body's rhythms with the brain.
Themes
Natural approaches to mental health, Depression and anxiety, Mind-body relationship
Genres
Living with Depression, Anxiety & Phobias, Health & Wellness

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Millions of Americans try drugs or talk therapy to relieve depression and anxiety, but recent scientific studies prove certain alternative treatments can work as well or better-often bringing on a cure.

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In the extraordinary international bestseller The Instinct to Heal, award-winning psychiatrist and neuroscientist David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., Ph.D., presents seven natural approaches, each with proven results, that together form a treatment plan that builds on the body's relationship to the brain, yielding faster, more dramatic, and permanent changes. People who want to leave suffering behind now can live joyful, happy lives.

Body and Brain

A serious look at natural approaches that connect the body's rhythms with the brain.

Come here for

  • Seven natural approaches presented as a treatment plan
  • Options beyond drugs and talk therapy

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  • A focus on the body's relationship to the brain
  • An approach to depression, anxiety, and stress

Where it sits

Health & Wellness39%
Living with Depression38%
Anxiety & Phobias34%

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Publisher categories

  • Health & Wellness
  • Anxiety & Phobias
  • Living with Depression
Authors
David Servan-Schreiber, MD, PhD
Publisher
Harmony/Rodale/Convergent
Published
February 5, 2005
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Natural approaches to mental health · Depression and anxiety · Mind-body relationship
Reading lane
Health & Wellness