Psychotherapy and Qigong

Psychologist Michael Mayer discusses the effectiveness of Medical Qigong for a range of conditions, especially some chronic illnesses that are not being treated effectively by western medicine. Watch a preview of his talk or read Body Mind Healing Psychotherapy: Ancient Pathways to Modern Health.

Listen to podcasts on Psychotherapy with Qigong. Also see the Textbook of Integrative Mental Health Care which discusses CAM in mental health care.

For more in-depth information on the incorporation of Qigong and related Energy Medicine therapies in clinical psychology see Energy Psychology: Self-Healing Practices for Bodymind Health by Dr. Mayer.

Integrative Mental Health Care

Teaching all the evidence bases: reintegrating psychodynamic aspects of prescribing into psychopharmacology training. PMID: 23480158. 

Non-pharmacological mental healthcare treatments have been proven effective, but they still aren't being prescribed. 

Psychotherapy using Energy Psychology

As Dr. David Feinstein summarizes his highly effective approach to energy psychology in Rapid Treatment of PTSD: Why Psychological Exposure with Acupoint Tapping May Be Effective, "Combining brief psychological exposure with the manual stimulation of acupuncture points (acupoints) in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other emotional conditions is an intervention strategy that integrates established clinical principles with methods derived from healing traditions of Eastern cultures." Dr. Feinstein has written a number of introductory articles on energy psychology which include an overview of the field, case studies, brief history, how it changes gene expression, concepts and procedures, an explanation of the scientific basis of Energy Psychology and how it has been found effective for PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, and other Psychological Symptoms, and more. 

The New Science of Energy Psychology

Mindfulness in psychiatry - where are we now? 

Minding the ecological body: neuropsychoanalysis and ecopsychoanalysis. 

Escaping the behavioural 'spin' of evidence-based psychiatry: a new ontology of truth. 

Decentering" helps people deal with chronic pain. 

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized and Nonrandomized Trials of Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for the Treatment of Depression. 

Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

Formed in 1999, the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) is a US Internal Revenue Service 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and Publicly Supported Foundation of approximately 1,300 licensed mental health professionals and allied health practitioners around the world. ACEP members are dedicated to exploring, developing, researching and applying energy psychology methods to alleviate human suffering, enhance human performance and access human potential.