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Hinduism and healing in mental health
2020This chapter discusses religious beliefs and practices in Hindu culture; the way Hinduism influences the perception and attitudes towards mental health and illness; the various healing approaches and treatment methods. Karma or Sanskrit Karman or Pali Kamma is a philosophy of universal causal theory that constructs an understanding that one’s present ...
Meetu Khosla, Roy Moodley, Erica Killick
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Study on the effectiveness of remote mental healing
Medical Hypotheses, 1982A study which involved eight healers and ninety-six patients was conducted to determine the effectiveness of remote mental healing. The test subjects were hypertension patients between the ages of sixteen and sixty. Neither the doctor nor the patients knew who received the mental healing treatments.
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Modern Christian healing of mental illness
American Journal of Psychiatry, 1982Healing of mental illness through religious practices was a key element of early Christianity. In the early twentieth century such healing was associated with blue-collar and rural Fundamentalists, but religious healing practices have gained widespread acceptance by many middle-class, conservative Christian groups.
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The Challenge of Indigenous Healing for Global Mental Health
Transcultural Psychiatry, 2021Psychiatry and anthropology have a long relationship, and it is worth examining aspects of how that relation is carried over into the developing field of Global Mental Health (GMH). One place at which the two disciplines overlap significantly is in addressing religious phenomena and ritual performance in relation to mental health, and one of the ...
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Healing the mental scars of combat
The Lancet, 2010American and British soldiers returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan are helping to shed new light on the complex nature of post-traumatic stress. Talha Burki reports.
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Islam and healing in mental health
2020This chapter provides the reader with a brief background on the religion of Islam, and the beliefs and values of its followers. It considers the Islamic perspective on mental health and wellness followed by a review of Islamic perspectives on treatment and healing. The chapter explores case examples that illustrate the integration of indigenous Islamic
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Effects of built environment on healing the mental health of the people–literature review
Frontiers in Engineering and Built Environment, 2022S Pragati +2 more
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