Revisiting an Aesthetic of Health Care
The book critiques current assessment methods in complementary therapies and promotes a pluralistic approach to medical research and practice. It emphasizes the importance of integrating physical, psychological, spiritual, and social dimensions in health care, advocating for a holistic understanding that combines both specialist and layman knowledge.
Focusing on the effectiveness of spiritual healing, Aldridge analyzes literature from various disciplines to explore its impact on patient well-being. He advocates for a redefinition of treatment strategies and health perceptions, emphasizing that spiritual elements can provide patients with purpose, meaning, and hope in their healing journeys.
Focusing on the social systemic contexts surrounding behavior, the book challenges the notion that suicidal actions are merely impulsive. It argues that this perspective often stems from a lack of theoretical understanding by observers. Through in-depth exploration, the author reveals how individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts interpret and rationalize their actions, providing a more nuanced view of their motivations and experiences.
Parenting a severely disruptive child can be exhausting and demoralizing to the point where breaking the cycle of bad behaviour seems an impossible task. Happy Families offers a realistic, step-by-step, practical approach to tackling destructive behaviour that helps parents regain control and establish harmony within the family.
Gilbertson and Aldridge demonstrate how music therapy can be used to attend to the holistic, rather than purely functional, needs of people affected by severe head trauma. This book will give clinicians key notes for practice and a vision of the integral role music therapy can have in the successful rehabilitation from brain injury.
This research-based, practical book demonstrates how music and music therapy can be applied in a variety of treatment settings to bring about therapeutic change. This book will be of interest to music therapists, substance abuse counsellors and anybody else interested in the relationship between music and addiction and the therapeutic use of music.