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UNMC Adult Psychiatrist Ashley Walters, MD, looks to bring integrative medicine to the Psychiatry Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Walters graduated from the Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona in February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Walters calls integrative medicine, \u201ca new area of medicine where the goal is to integrate Western medicine with evidence-based complementary treatment modalities.\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIntegrative medicine includes many different things, like diet and exercise, but also mind-body techniques like meditation, traditional Chinese medicine, including acupuncture, botanicals, supplements, vitamins, and minerals – everything that we studied in the fellowship has evidence behind it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Dr. Walters joined the UNMC faculty in October 2023. She sees general adult patients as well as patients with intellectual development disabilities. As a long-time practitioner of Ashtanga yoga, Dr. Walters looked for new ways to treat her patients. Ashtanga is a system of yoga that emphasizes the synchronization of breath with a progressive sequence of postures, aiming to purify the body and calm the mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always been interested in ways to improve my mind and body. The integrative medicine program allowed me the chance to incorporate those interests into my psychiatry practice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Walters plans to continue to incorporate more integrative medicine into her practice, including auricular acupuncture. She looks to be the only physician located in Nebraska to be board-certified in both psychiatry and integrative medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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