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Brain energy : a revolutionary breakthrough in understanding mental health--and improving treatment for anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and more  Cover Image Book Book

Brain energy : a revolutionary breakthrough in understanding mental health--and improving treatment for anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and more / Christopher M. Palmer, MD.

Summary:

"Brain Energy explains this new understanding of mental illness in detail, from symptoms and risk factors to what is happening in brain cells. Palmer also sheds light on the new treatment pathways this theory opens up-which apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781637741580
  • ISBN: 1637741588
  • Physical Description: 340 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Dallas, TX : BenBella Books, Inc., [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-327) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- Part I: Connecting the dots. What we're doing isn't working: Mental health today -- What causes mental illness and why does it matter? -- Searching for a common pathway -- Could it all be related? -- Part II: Brain energy. Mental disorders are metabolic disorders -- Mental states and mental disorders -- Magnificent mitochondria -- A brain energy imbalance -- Part III: Causes and solutions. What's causing the problem and what can we do? -- Contributing cause: Genetics and epigenetics -- Contributing cause: Chemical imbalances, neurotransmitters, and medications -- Contributing cause: Hormones and metabolic regulators -- Contributing cause: Inflammation -- Contributing cause: Sleep, light, and circadian rhythms -- Contributing cause: Food, fasting, and your gut -- Contributing cause: Drugs and alcohol -- Contributing cause: Physical activity -- Contributing cause: Love, adversity, and purpose in life -- Why do current treatments work? -- Putting it all together: Developing your metabolic treatment plan -- A new day for mental and metabolic health.
Subject: Mental illness > Alternative treatment > Popular works.
Mental illness > Physiological aspects > Popular works.
Mental illness > Diet therapy > Popular works.
Mental health > Popular works.
Maladies mentales > Médecines parallèles > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Maladies mentales > Aspect physiologique > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Maladies mentales > Diétothérapie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Mental health.
Mental illness > Alternative treatment.
Mental illness > Diet therapy.
Mental illness > Physiological aspects.
Mental disorders.
Mental illness.
Mental illness > Physiological aspects.
Mental health.
Genre: Popular works.

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