Mind-body Unity: A New Vision For Mind-body Science And Medicine
by Henry Dreher /
2003 / English / PDF
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Over the past twenty years, an explosion of scientific studies
have helped to explain why our state of mind may exert such a
strong influence on the state of our health. In
Over the past twenty years, an explosion of scientific studies
have helped to explain why our state of mind may exert such a
strong influence on the state of our health. InMind-Body
Unity
Mind-Body
Unity science writer Henry Dreher weighs the results of
leading-edge mind-body research, and he concludes that mind and
body are not merely connected, they are unified. Our minds play a
role in health, Dreher argues, the way our eyes play a role in
sight.
science writer Henry Dreher weighs the results of
leading-edge mind-body research, and he concludes that mind and
body are not merely connected, they are unified. Our minds play a
role in health, Dreher argues, the way our eyes play a role in
sight.
Integrating biological research on mind-body unity with
psychosocial research on emotions in human health, Dreher surveys
remarkable findings on the role of emotions, coping, and
personality in coronary heart disease; on psychosocial factors in
cancer progression and survival; and on the social dimensions of
human health. He also describes mind-body approaches to the
treatment of cancer, women's health conditions, somatization
disorder, and in surgery. Finally, Dreher provides a critical
overview of the social and political context of this research,
from the presentations of leading popularizers such as Bernie
Siegel and Deepak Chopra, to the experiences of practitioners and
patients, to the resistance of mainstream medicine, to the many
exciting possibilities suggested by a deeper understanding of how
mind and body are inextricably bound.
Integrating biological research on mind-body unity with
psychosocial research on emotions in human health, Dreher surveys
remarkable findings on the role of emotions, coping, and
personality in coronary heart disease; on psychosocial factors in
cancer progression and survival; and on the social dimensions of
human health. He also describes mind-body approaches to the
treatment of cancer, women's health conditions, somatization
disorder, and in surgery. Finally, Dreher provides a critical
overview of the social and political context of this research,
from the presentations of leading popularizers such as Bernie
Siegel and Deepak Chopra, to the experiences of practitioners and
patients, to the resistance of mainstream medicine, to the many
exciting possibilities suggested by a deeper understanding of how
mind and body are inextricably bound.