Mind-Body Therapies
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Mind and body management strategies for chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis.

30 Jul 2009 Chronic pain (CP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pose particular challenges for the individual. Although biomedicine inevitably plays a role in the reduction or control of some symptoms for people living with chronic pain, directed self-management is ... Read more...

Mindfulness for irritable bowel syndrome: protocol development for a controlled clinical trial.

26 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a functional bowel disorder with symptoms of abdominal pain and disturbed defecation experienced by 10% of U.S. adults, results in significant disability, impaired quality of life, and health-care burden. ... Read more...

Research on treating neuropsychiatric symptoms of advanced dementia with non-pharmacological strategies, 1998-2008: a systematic literature review.

7 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Advanced dementia is characterized by severe cognitive and functional impairments that lead to almost total dependency in self-care. Neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) are common in advanced dementia, diminishing quality of life and ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mind-Body Therapies'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The deepest dive: how far down can a free diver go? 22 Aug 2009
• Mind and body management strategies for chronic pain and rheumatoid arthritis. 30 Jul 2009
• Mindfulness for irritable bowel syndrome: protocol development for a controlled clinical trial. 26 Jul 2009
• Research on treating neuropsychiatric symptoms of advanced dementia with non-pharmacological strategies, 1998-2008: a systematic literature review. 7 Jul 2009
• Paws and relax: one hospice's pet therapy journey. 29 Jun 2009
• [The growth of mind-body approaches] 29 Jun 2009
• [Mind-body group therapies for persons having difficulty with alcohol] 29 Jun 2009
• Alternative approaches to epilepsy treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• Mindful emotion regulation: An integrative review. 21 Jun 2009
• Traditional Chinese medicine: a complement to conventional. 30 May 2009
• Tai chi and meditation: A conceptual (re)synthesis? 30 May 2009
• The effectiveness of cognitive and behavioural treatment of chronic pain in the elderly: a quantitative review. 6 May 2009
• Abstracts of the 2009 North American Research Conference on Complementary and Integrative Medicine. May 12-15, 2009. Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. 29 Apr 2009
• Mind-body medicine in clinical practice: challenges and opportunities. 29 Apr 2009
• Mind-body medicine: whose mind and whose body? 29 Apr 2009
• Formal errors in non-pharmaceutical medicine (CAM): clinical medicine, mind-body medicine, body-psychotherapy, holistic medicine, clinical holistic medicine and sexology. 30 Mar 2009
• Creating a healing environment: rationale and research overview. 30 Mar 2009
• Is prayer CAM? 30 Mar 2009
• Association of serotonin transporter gene polymorphism and emotion regulation. 2 Mar 2009
• Spirituality and psychiatric treatment. 27 Feb 2009

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Technical information about 'Mind-Body Therapies'

Definition: Treatment methods or techniques which are based on the knowledge of mind and body interactions. These techniques can be used to reduce the feeling of tension and effect of stress, and to enhance the physiological and psychological well-being of an individual.

Descriptor UI: D026441

Alternative terms: Mind-Body Therapies; Mind Body Therapies; Mind-Body Therapy; Therapies, Mind-Body; Therapy, Mind-Body; Mind-Body Medicine; Mind Body Medicine;

Related Mesh Headings: Behavior Therapy; Placebos; Spiritual Therapies;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; education; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration;

Tree Number: E02.190.525;

History Note: 2009, use MIND-BODY AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES 2002-2008; for RELAXATION TECHNIQUES use MUSCULAR RELAXATION TECHNIQUES 1991-2008, use RELAXATION TECHNICS 1976-1990

Technical Notes: general or unspecified; prefer specifics