I have permission from In One Press to distribute an excerpt from the
new book, "Medicine, Mind and Meaning," by Eve A. Wood, MD. The
excerpt concerns the extraordinary case of "Gillie," a patient
suffering from multiple personality disorder. At one point in their
14-year relationship, Gillie attempts suicide in the hallway outside
Dr. Wood's office. It is an incredible story and led former U.S.
Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop, to say, "I have seldom been so moved
by a book. This is the only healing model that makes sense."

Dr. Wood is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University
of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine. Founded by Andrew Weil,
the Program has earned an international reputation in complementary
medicine. "Medicine, Mind and Meaning" attempts to bring the
alternative care movement into psychiatry by integrating physical,
psychological, and spiritual healing for patients suffering with
psychiatric disorders. This book will be welcome by anyone diagnosed
with ADD, ADHD, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse
problems, sleep disorders, or post-traumatic stress -- as well as
their friends, families, caretakers, and loved ones.

I have uploaded the excerpt from "Medicine, Mind and Meaning" into
this forum's file library under the title "An Introduction to
Integrative Psychiatry."