Mind Body Therapies being Prescribed

MBT (mind body therapies) used to be thought of as out on the skinny branches as a medical treatment, but that has been changing.

According to a recent study completed by Harvard Medical School and its affiliate Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, not only do more than a third of Americans use CAM (complementary or alternative medicine) but one out of 30 have had non-traditional medicine prescribed by a medical provider.

The study analyzed information from more than 23,000 U.S. households.

As a psychotherapist, I've been recommending meditation, yoga and breath work, among other MBTs, for a couple of decades. Research like this may make my mainstream-oriented clients more comfortable trying them. I've found all these approaches to be helpful to many, many clients.

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Catherine Boyer, MA, LCSW
Upper West Side Counseling