Holistic Health
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Healing during existential moments: the "art" of nursing presence.

29 Nov 2009 This article addresses nursing presence, a phenomenon essential to holistic nursing care. The concept is introduced and explained, supporting background information is reviewed, barriers are identified, and successful applications are illustrated in ... Read more...

Complexities of holistic community-based participatory research for a low income, multi-ethnic population exposed to multiple built-environment stressors in Worcester, Massachusetts.

14 Sep 2009 Low income, multi-ethnic communities in Main South/Piedmont neighborhoods of Worcester, Massachusetts are exposed to cumulative, chronic built-environment stressors, and have limited capacity to respond, magnifying their vulnerability to adverse ... Read more...

HIV prevention and primary care for transgender women in a community-based clinic.

30 Aug 2009 Male-to-female transgender individuals, or transgender women (TW), are at high risk for HIV infection and face multiple barriers to HIV care. Advocates agree that numerous factors need to be addressed concurrently to prevent HIV infection in TW, ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Holistic Health'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Healing during existential moments: the "art" of nursing presence. 29 Nov 2009
• Complexities of holistic community-based participatory research for a low income, multi-ethnic population exposed to multiple built-environment stressors in Worcester, Massachusetts. 14 Sep 2009
• [Dialogues about the revolution] 7 Sep 2009
• Evolving from reductionism to holism: is there a future for systems medicine? 31 Aug 2009
• HIV prevention and primary care for transgender women in a community-based clinic. 30 Aug 2009
• Does a view of nature promote relief from acute pain? 30 Aug 2009
• Toward a meaningful alternative medicine. 30 Aug 2009
• ROHO Dry floatation technology: implications for clinical practice. 30 Aug 2009
• The use of Silflex in burn wound management. 30 Aug 2009
• The all-school health & wellness advocate: School nurses establish innovative programs to benefit greater school community. 30 Aug 2009
• [General practice: complexities and uncertainties] 24 Aug 2009
• Asthma in older adults: a holistic, person-centred and problem-oriented approach. 15 Aug 2009
• Secondary 1 program of project P.A.T.H.S.: process evaluation based on the co-walker scheme. 30 Jul 2009
• Qualitative evaluation of the project P.A.T.H.S.: findings based on focus groups with student participants. 30 Jul 2009
• Power to the patient. 30 Jul 2009
• Post-acute polytrauma rehabilitation and integrated care of returning veterans: toward a holistic approach. 30 Jul 2009
• Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis transmission: Contextualizing the evidence through social network theory. 18 Jul 2009
• Understanding the paradox of patient pain and patient satisfaction. 6 Jul 2009
• Complementary therapies, the placebo effect and the pharmacist. 2 Jul 2009
• Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap. 2 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Holistic Health'

Definition: Health as viewed from the perspective that humans and other organisms function as complete, integrated units rather than as aggregates of separate parts.

Descriptor UI: D006694

Alternative terms: Holistic Health; Health, Holistic; Wholistic Health; Health, Wholistic; Medicine, Holistic; Medicine, Wholistic; Wholistic Medicine; Holistic Medicine; Holistic Therapies; Wholistic Therapies;

Allowable Qualifiers: history;

Tree Number: E02.190.321; K01.752.667.710; N01.400.350;

History Note: 80

Technical Notes: coord with specific complementary therapy if pertinent