Publisher's Synopsis
Stress is a major problem worldwide and many culture-specific remedies have been applied to lessen its effects. Methods for stress management range from meditation to medication and include acupuncture, relaxation techniques, music, and the use of herbs. Improvements in the technologies of measurement and display of physiological variables have allowed patients to see the effects of various clinical regiments in real time. This book covers an extremely wide array of biobehavioral topics, including a comparison of approaches in the East and West, analysis of chaotic phenomena, mathematical modeling, education, sports, and pharmacology. With an extremely broad appeal, it should prove invaluable for those active in the fields of psychology, medicine, psychiatry, and the health sciences.