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Bioelectromagnetic Medicine

Edited by Paul J. Rosch, M.D. and Marko S. Markov, Ph.D

Published in 2004 by Marcel Dekker, Inc., this 50-chapter volume provides an update on cutting edge presentations over the past decade at the International Congress on Stress and features research advances in Eastern Europe, Russia and the Orient that are not well known in the U.S. Also included are state-of the art reviews on rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) vagal nerve stimulation, cranioelectrical stimulation, electroporation millimeter wave therapy, pulsed and static magnetic field applications, theories of mechanisms of action and a new model of communication in the body based on electromagnetic signaling and the concept of an “electrical circulatory system”.

War Trauma and Its Wake

Edited by Raymond Monsour Scurfield and Katherine Theresa Platoni

Decades after Charles Figley’s landmark Trauma and Its Wake was published, our understanding of trauma has grown and deepened, but we still face considerable challenges when treating trauma survivors. This is especially the case for professionals who work with veterans and active-duty military personnel. War Trauma and Its Wake, then, is a vital book. The editors—one a contributor to Trauma and Its Wake, the other an army reserve psychologist with four deployments who chairs our Combat Stress Board—have produced a book that addresses both the specific needs of particular warrior communities as well as wider issues such as battlemind, guilt, suicide, and much, much more. Published by Routledge, Taylor and Francis.

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                              Healing War Trauma

                                                         A Handbook of Creative Approaches

Routledge Psychosocial Stress Series, 2013, 324 pages.

Edited by Raymond Monsour Scurfield, Katherine Theresa Platoni

Healing War Trauma details a broad range of exciting approaches for healing from the trauma of war. The techniques described in each chapter are designed to complement and supplement cognitive-behavioral treatment protocols—and, ultimately, to help clinicians transcend the limits of those protocols. For those veterans who do not respond productively to—or who have simply little interest in—office-based, regimented, and symptom-focused treatments, the innovative approaches laid out in Healing War Trauma will inspire and inform both clinicians and veterans as they chart new paths to healing. Chapter 12 is on Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) with Alpha-Stim: Mild Electrical Triage of the Brain with War Veterans by Dr. Daniel L. Kirsch.

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Stress Pandemic: The Lifestyle Solution

Written by: AIS Member- Paul Huljich

Paul Huljich, AIS Member and co-founder of Best Corporation, (a pioneering organic foods company in New Zealand) has shared his personal story of leading his company to great success, while driving himself to a complete nervous breakdown.  This book is a hybrid:  Cautionary Tale/Guidebook for ordinary people who are living with chronic stress in their lives.  Mr. Huljich’s shares a vivid description of how unmanaged stress overtook his health and left him in a swift downward spiral, ultimately resulting in being institutionalized and diagnosed with bipolar disorder.  His story resonates with openness and honesty that can only come from someone who has “been there”.  Mr. Huljich rejected the grim recommendation to take psychotropic drugs for the rest of his life and began to research and explore natural ways to heal himself.  In this book, Mr. Huljich offers “9 Natural Steps” to become aware of the stressors in your life as well as empowering techniques to minimize their harmful health effects.  The preventative and restorative measures Mr. Huljich implemented to restore his health are well researched and scientifically proven to relieve stress and improve health.     Mr. Huljich represents AIS Membership well with this book.  Through his life experiences we can all learn the valuable lesson to manage the stress in our lives, before we manage to ruin our health.

- Kellie Marksberry, Executive Director, The American Institute of Stress

 8 Keys to Stress Management

Written by AIS Diplomate Elizabeth Scott

8 Keys to Stress Management written by Elizabeth Scott, MS, DAIS, is one empowering part of a series called “8 Keys to Mental Health.” It was written in Ms. Scott’s usual clear and accessible style and leads readers through the processes and challenges of making changes in their lives in order to manage and reduce the negative impact of stress. With each of her 8 Keys, Ms. Scott uses real world examples and evidence- based strategies to teach effective stress management techniques. The 8 Keys help readers recognize stressors and become aware of their power to reduce and reverse the impact of stress. Each chapter contains suggested activities, self administered questionnaires and helpful hints that prompt and encourage self- evaluation, shifts in perspective and personal growth. This book is a valuable resource that allows any reader to create a custom stress management plan so that they can enjoy the benefits of resolved or reduced stress. The book is designed to be effective for people who are busy and overwhelmed. It can be read cover to cover or in bits and pieces, skipping to Keys that seem more relevant at the time of reading. Ms. Scott has created a comprehensive resource that lends itself to easy reading and re-reading, through the inevitable stress induced peaks and valleys of happiness and contentment experienced in daily life.

 -Kellie Marksberry, Executive Director, American Institute of Stress

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