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Article: A body-mind-spirit model in health: An Eastern approach
Title | A body-mind-spirit model in health: An Eastern approach |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Body-mind-spirit Eastern responses |
Issue Date | 2001 |
Publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at hhttp://www.tandfonline.com/WSHC |
Citation | Social Work In Health Care, 2001, v. 34 n. 3-4, p. 261-282 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Under the division of labor of Western medicine, the medical physician treats the body of patients, the social worker attends to their emotions and social relations, while the pastoral counselor provides spiritual guidance. Body, mind, cognition, emotion and spirituality are seen as discrete entities. In striking contrast, Eastern philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism and traditional Chinese medicine adopt a holistic conceptualization of an individual and his or her environment. In this view, health is perceived as a harmonious equilibrium that exists between the interplay of 'yin' and 'yang': the five internal elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth), the six environmental conditions (dry, wet, hot, cold, wind and flame), other external sources of harm (physical injury, insect bites, poison, overeat and overwork), and the seven emotions (joy, sorrow, anger, worry, panic, anxiety and fear). The authors have adopted a body-mind-spirit integrated model of intervention to promote the health of their Chinese clients. Indeed, research results on these body-mind-spirit groups for cancer patients, bereaved wives and divorced women have shown very positive intervention outcomes. There are significant improvements in their physical health, mental health, sense of control and social support. © 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/172051 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.713 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, C | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Chow, E | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-10-30T06:19:50Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-10-30T06:19:50Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2001 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Social Work In Health Care, 2001, v. 34 n. 3-4, p. 261-282 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0098-1389 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/172051 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Under the division of labor of Western medicine, the medical physician treats the body of patients, the social worker attends to their emotions and social relations, while the pastoral counselor provides spiritual guidance. Body, mind, cognition, emotion and spirituality are seen as discrete entities. In striking contrast, Eastern philosophies of Buddhism, Taoism and traditional Chinese medicine adopt a holistic conceptualization of an individual and his or her environment. In this view, health is perceived as a harmonious equilibrium that exists between the interplay of 'yin' and 'yang': the five internal elements (metal, wood, water, fire and earth), the six environmental conditions (dry, wet, hot, cold, wind and flame), other external sources of harm (physical injury, insect bites, poison, overeat and overwork), and the seven emotions (joy, sorrow, anger, worry, panic, anxiety and fear). The authors have adopted a body-mind-spirit integrated model of intervention to promote the health of their Chinese clients. Indeed, research results on these body-mind-spirit groups for cancer patients, bereaved wives and divorced women have shown very positive intervention outcomes. There are significant improvements in their physical health, mental health, sense of control and social support. © 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Routledge. The Journal's web site is located at hhttp://www.tandfonline.com/WSHC | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Social Work in Health Care | en_US |
dc.subject | Body-mind-spirit | - |
dc.subject | Eastern responses | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Breathing Exercises | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Grief | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Medicine, East Asian Traditional | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Neoplasms - Psychology - Therapy | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Social Work - Methods | en_US |
dc.title | A body-mind-spirit model in health: An Eastern approach | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, C: cecichan@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, C=rp00579 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1300/J010v34n03_02 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 12243428 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-0035551813 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035551813&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 34 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 3-4 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 261 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 282 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | United States | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Chan, C=35274549700 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Chow, E=35978688800 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0098-1389 | - |