Alternative Treatments of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them
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Alternative Treatments of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them, is filled with practical information about alternative treatments of dementia and cognitive impairment including:
-herbals, vitamins and other natural supplements
-whole body approaches
-meditation and mind-body practices
-light, sound and other established energy therapies
-subtle energy therapies
Alternative Treatments of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them, will help you
-Understand dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) better
-Take inventory of your symptoms (or those of someone you are caring for)
-Learn about a variety of alternative treatments of memory loss and other symptoms of cognitive impairment
-Develop a customized treatment plan that makes sense for you (or someone you are caring for)
-Re-evaluate your treatment plan and make changes if your initial plan doesn’t work
Treatment approaches are summarized in easy-to-read bullets so you can quickly find key information on a variety of treatment choices, including:
-Name of treatment and category
-How the treatment works
-Dosages (for natural supplements) or frequency or duration of use to achieve beneficial effects (for whole body, mind-body or energy approaches)
-Examples of safe and effective combinations with other treatments
-Comments and warnings about adverse effects and particular treatment combinations that may be unsafe and should be avoided
-Duration of treatment needed to achieve beneficial results
“Dementia and cognitive impairment have become increasingly common in our aging population. When drugs don’t work, many individuals and their families simply despair and give up. There is another way — the integrative, natural methods advocated by Dr. James Lake, one of our nation’s leading authorities on non-drug approaches to mental health. I highly recommended this book for the individuals, caretakers, and families struggling with these challenging problems.”
~ Larry Dossey, MD, Author: One Mind: How Our Individual Mind Is Part of a Greater Consciousness and Why It Matters
This book is part of a series on alternative and integrative treatments in mental health care. The other books cover the following mental health problems:
•Alcohol and drug abuse
•Anxiety
•Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
•Bipolar disorder
•Depression
•Insomnia
•Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
•Schizophrenia
James Lake, MD
Dr. Lake is a Board certified psychiatrist in private practice in Monterey, California. He has chaired symposia and workshops at APA meetings and other national and international conferences on non-conventional and integrative mental health care. Dr. Lake has served as a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at Stanford, and is currently a visiting assistant professor of medicine at University of Arizona School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine. He founded and chaired the American Psychiatric Association’s Caucus on Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Mental Health Care from 2004 through 2010 and was appointed to a special APA Task Force on CAM and integrative medicine. He is currently co-chair of the working group on integrative mental health in the Consortium on Academic Healthcare Centers in Integrative Medicine, and is a founding member and former chair of the International Network of Integrative Mental Health. Dr. Lake has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and chapters on integrative medicine and psychiatry. He contributes a regular column on integrative mental health care to Psychiatric Times, and serves on the editorial review boards of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Journal of the Association for Advances in Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, and Jour of Clinical Psychiatry. Dr. Lake is the author or editor of four textbooks on integrative mental health: Chinese Medical Psychiatry: A Clinical Manual, (with Bob Flaws), Blue Poppy Press, 2000; Textbook of Integrative Mental Health Care, Thieme, 2006; and Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Mental Health Care (co-edited with David Spiegel), American Psychiatric Press, 2007; Integrative Mental Health Care: A Therapist’s Handbook, Norton, 2009; and a series of ebooks titled The Integrative Mental Health Solution. Long-standing interests include the role of culture in mental illness, the philosophy and history of medicine, and the role of consciousness and intentionality in healing.
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Alternative Treatments of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) - James Lake, MD
Alternative Treatments of Dementia
and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Safe, effective and affordable approaches
and how to use them
James Lake, MD
© 2015 James H. Lake
All rights reserved. First published in 2015 under the title Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): The Integrative Mental Health Solution,
revised and re-published in 2019. This book contains material protected under International and Federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without express written permission from the author/publisher. Copyright protection of the cover image ‘the eye of the flower,’ by Nicole Asselborn, MD, is included under the above provisions.
This book is dedicated to my best friend and soul mate, Nicole Asselborn, MD, with gratitude for invaluable advice on the right scope and voice for this project, and for coming up with the lovely image on the cover.
Contents
Part I: Introduction
What thisbook is about
How to use this book
Alternative and integrative medicine defined
Integrative mental health care defined
About Dr. Lake’s background and qualifications
What to do if you—or someone you are caring for—have severe symptoms of cognitive impairment
Part II: Understanding and treating mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia from a holistic point of view
MCI, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia—overview
Taking inventoryof your symptoms
Identifying treatments that make sensefor you: evaluating the evidence
Alternative treatments ofMCI, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia
Developing a treatment plan that isappropriatefor you or a person you are caring for
Making changes along the way: re-evaluatingthe treatment plan and making it better
Repeating thesteps until you find a treatment plan thatworks for you
Summary of main points
Going deeper
Finding quality products and services on the internet
Disclaimer
The information in this book is intended to provide information on the treatment of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, and does not constitute medical advice. The publisher and author are not responsible for any specific health needs that may require medical supervision, and are not liable for any damages or negative consequences from any treatment, action or application to any person reading or using the information in this book. References to internet resources are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute endorsement of any websites or other sources. Readers should be aware that the websites listed in this book may change.
Part I: Introduction
What this book is about
My chief goal in writing this book and the others in the series was to create a practical low-cost resource on safe and effective alternative treatments of mental health problems including herbals, vitamins and other natural supplements, mind-body approaches, and energy therapies.
The subject of this book is mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. You will learn about a variety of safe and effective alternative treatments of MCI and dementia. If you—or someone you are caring for—are struggling with memory loss, confusion, or another cognitive problem that is interfering with your ability to perform daily activities, or if you are taking a medication that isn’t helping, this book provides valuable information about alternative treatments of MCI and dementia and practical strategies for how to use them.
If you’ve experienced memory loss, confusion or other cognitive problems in the past and you are now functioning better, this book will help you create a wellness plan that fits your lifestyle. By the time you finish reading you’ll be able to create an individualized care plan adapted to your needs, preferences and budget. Just as important, you will learn how to think about your mental health care in a more holistic way.
How to use this book
This book was written to give you the maximum amount of information in the least amount of time. The last section of each book is a summary of the most important points. I’ve provided links to valuable internet resources to help you find quality brands of natural supplements and other alternative treatments, important safety information and professional help if you think you need it.
If you are a mental health professional this book provides concise, jargon-free summaries of scientifically validated alternative treatments you can use when advising clients about safe, effective alternative treatments of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.
Alternative and integrative medicine defined
Alternative medicine—sometimes called ‘complementary and alternative medicine or CAM—consists of approaches that are currently not used in mainstream Western medicine (also called ‘biomedicine’ and ‘allopathic medicine’). Examples of CAM include acupuncture, herbs and other natural supplements, so-called ‘energy’ therapies such as Healing Touch, and others.
Integrative medicine is a rapidly growing model of care that takes a middle ground between Western medicine as conventionally practiced and CAM. Integrative medicine:
is a person-centered approach
that takes account of the needs and preferences of each unique person
that focuses on maintaining optimal health and treating symptoms
uses both conventional mainstream approaches like medications and psychotherapy, and complementary and alternative (CAM) therapies like herbal