Mind-Body Interventions

Mind-Body Interventions

Scientific Basis of Mind-Body Interventions

1 Neuropsychiatric Rehabilitation Laboratory, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 2 Centre on Behavioral Health, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 3 Center for Integrative Medicine, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA 4Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospi...

Mind-body interventions: applications in neurology.

OBJECTIVE Half of the adults in the United States use complementary and alternative medicine with mind-body therapy being the most commonly used form. Neurology patients often turn to their physicians for insight into the effectiveness of the therapies and resources to integrate them into their care. The objective of this article is to give a clinical overview of mind-body interventions and the...

Psychoneuroimmunology. Part II: Mind-body interventions.

PNI provides the scientific foundation of several integrative therapies. PNI interventions or mind-body therapies can be categorized into four general mechanisms: sensory, cognitive, expressive, and physical. Some therapies are used in combination, and others incorporate more than one mechanism. Although PNI is limited as a purely biomedical framework, it is a valuable frame of reference becaus...

Mind-body interventions for gastrointestinal conditions.

This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or as a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. Endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) or the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) of such derivative products may not be stated or implied. Preface The Agenc...