Clinical holistic medicine (mindful, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy complemented with bodywork) in the treatment of experienced mental illness

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Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 306-309

  Ventegodt, Søren ^a,b,c,d,e   Thegler, Suzette ^b,c,e   Andreasen, Tove ^b,c,e   Struve, Flemming ^b,c,e   Enevoldsen, Lars ^b,c,e   Bassaine, Laila ^b,c,e   Torp, Margrethe ^b,c,e   Merrick, Joav ^f,g,h  

^a QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine   (Denmark)

^c Nordic School of Holistic Medicine   (Denmark)

^d Scandinavian Foundation for Holistic Medicine   (Norway)

^e Interuniversity College   (Austria)

^f BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^g EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^h DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antonovsky; Bodywork; CAM; Complementary and alternative medicine; Denmark; Existential healing; Holistic medicine; Human development; Mental health; Salutogenesis; Short term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODYWORK; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FRIEND; HEALTH CARE COST; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WORK CAPACITY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MIND-BODY AND RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PSYCHOTHERAPY, BRIEF; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847652203     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.67     Document Type: Article

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