Mind-body research moves towards the mainstream. Mounting evidence for the role of the mind in disease and healing is leading to a greater acceptance of mind-body medicine

EMBO Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 358-361

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Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CYTOKINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER SURVIVAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEATH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALING; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HYPNOSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMAGERY; IMMUNOMODULATION; INDIVIDUALIZATION; JOB STRESS; LEUKOCYTE AGGREGATION; LIFESTYLE; LOW FAT DIET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDITATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROIMMUNOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETARIAN DIET; YOGA;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BRAIN; DISEASE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; HUMANS; NEURONS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOSOMATIC MEDICINE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33645498202     PISSN: 1469221X     EISSN: 14693178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.embor.7400671     Document Type: Article

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