LâAbate and his fifty colleagues have designed a future-oriented sourcebook for mental and public health professionals who want to maximize their resourcesâand those of their participants.
Low-Cost Approaches to Promote Physical and Mental Health Editor Luciano LâAbate continues his long tradition of prolific innovations by identifying major changes in todayâs health care systems and explaining how targeted, prescriptive promotion/prevention strategies can enhance traditional primary, secondary, and tertiary interventions in key behavioral and relational areas: - Nutrition: weight/obesity control, diets, meal planning, vitamins and minerals, herbal supplements - Exercise, expressive movement, relaxation, meditation, and mindfulness - Writing for mental health promotion, from structured protocols/workbooks to less structured focused, expressive, and guided writing, including diaries and autobiographies - Sex, sexuality, affection, intimacy and fear of intimacy - Mother/child bonding as well as couple and family togetherness - Spirituality and forgiveness in dealing with inevitable life hurts and disappointments - Friendships and support groups - Plus leading-edge interventions, including emotional intelligence, animal companionship, and computer technology Reviews of each promotional approach are engaging, effective, and consistent with standard psychological practice for lasting results, either away from or in addition to non-clinical and clinical settings (schools, hospitals, senior citizen centers, etc.