background and purpose: multiple choice tests are the most common type of tests used in evaluating the general english knowledge of the students in most medical universities, however the efficacy of these tests are not examined precisely. we compare and examine the integrative tests and discrete point tests as   measures of the english language knowledge of medical students. methods: three test...

The purpose of this research was to determine the mediating role of integrative self-knowledge in the relationship between family emotional atmosphere and self-control among high school students in Naqadeh. This research had a descriptive design. The statistical population of the study was comprised of all senior high school students in Naqadeh in 2018-19 school year. The drawn sample (315 stud...

Introduction: Considering the suicide is one of the most important public health issues, the present study investigates the comparison between comparison of the effectiveness of two therapeutic approaches Integrative and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ACT on integrative self- knowledge among people with suicide attempts. Method: The current research is a quasi-experimental with pre-experime...

BACKGROUND Data regarding the treatment efficacy of integrative treatment of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western Medicine (WM) in treating patients with (SARS) are conflicting. The effects of integrative TCM/WM treatment have not been fully quantified. OBJECTIVES To systematically asses the treatment effects of integrated TCM with WM versus WM alone in patients with SARS, incorpora...

While the intention of Integrative Medicine (IM) is whole person medicine, it has for the most part remained driven by individual modalities. Like the practice of IM itself, IM research too has been driven primarily by studies on individual modalities. There are significant challenges to moving research on whole systems medicine forward, with funding being at the top of the list. Historically, ...