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{"title":"Spiritual Health Among Pakistani Religious and Non-Religious Professional: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Highlighting the Role of Regional Beliefs and Practices.","authors":"Ambreen Aslam,&nbsp;Zaeema Ahmer,&nbsp;Meha Fatima Aftab,&nbsp;Asif Ahmed","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Spiritual health forms the core of health and is associated with better physical and mental health. Spiritual health and wellbeing has been shown to be significantly associated with better mental outcomes, yet there's lack of understanding of the determinants of spiritual health. Religious practices have been shown to improve health and have been assumed to be associated with spirituality, yet there remains a gap between religious practices and spiritual health. It is therefore, crucial to understand the role of religious beliefs and practices in improving spiritual health.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To assess spiritual wellbeing between religious and non-religious professionals and assess how regional religious beliefs and practices are associated with spiritual wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We examined spiritual health among religious and non-religious professionals. A comparative cross sectional study was done with a sample size of 210. Differences of spiritual health and spiritual experiences, perceived spiritual traits and psychological parameters were observed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Religious professionals were found to be more spiritually healthy than non-religious professionals (P < .05). Spiritual experiences weakly contribute to spiritual health (r = 0.39, P < .05). Perceived spiritual traits including frequency of prayer (β = 5.25, CI = 1.80-8.70, P < .01) and belief in the presence of Supreme Being (β = 1.001, CI = 0.120-1.883, P < .05) influenced spiritual wellbeing and spiritual wellbeing showed a negative association with psychological parameters including anger (OR = 0.95, CI = 0.929-0.987, P < .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion and implications: </strong>The findings from this study show that religious professionals tend to be more spiritually healthy than non-religious professionals highlighting the importance of incorporating religious practices to ensure spiritual wellbeing. Improving spiritual wellbeing can provide an important tool for promoting holistic healing.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 3","pages":"18-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38383531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Development of a Healthcare Approach Focusing on Subtle Energies: The Case of Eden Energy Medicine.","authors":"Donna Eden,&nbsp;David Feinstein","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eden Energy Medicine (EEM) is a hands-on healthcare approach providing assessments and interventions that focus on the body's electromagnetic and more subtle energy systems. More than 1600 certified practitioners have completed an intensive 2-year training program in the method, and these practitioners have brought the approach to hundreds of thousands of people in individual sessions and self-care classes. In this article, the method's founders briefly trace its development and present illustrative case histories. They then address a number of questions that are pertinent for any approach to energy medicine from the perspective of their experiences advancing EEM. Broader acceptance of energy medicine has been impeded by the field's emphasis on energies with purported properties not known in the energies that fall along the electromagnetic spectrum. Such assertions challenge conventional concepts within Western medicine. The anomalies can, however, be explained by a framework that is informed by an understanding of subtle energies as conceived in healing systems from myriad cultures dating back thousands of years. The authors present empirical evidence that supports the validity of the subtle energy concept, propose health-related implications of such energies, and present 9 discrete energy systems emphasized by EEM. They also review the clinical efficacy of energy medicine treatments. Finally, they describe 6 advantages of an energy-informed approach to healthcare. Among these are an ability to address biological activities at their energetic foundations; the regulation of physiological processes with speed and precision; and the promotion of healing and prevention of illness with interventions that can be economically and noninvasively applied.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 3","pages":"25-36"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38383532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Yoga-Based Relaxation Technique Facilitates Sustained Attention in Patients with Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Dwivedi Krishna,&nbsp;Singh Deepeshwar,&nbsp;Bharati Devi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>The experience of pain strongly influences sustained attention, which is important for neurocognitive performance. Yoga-based relaxation techniques may be effective in improving sustained attention by attenuating pain in patients with low back pain. Hence, we aimed to investigate the effect of a yoga-based relaxation technique on sustained attention and self-reported pain disability in patients with low back pain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 22 men aged 30 to 50 years with low back pain were recruited for the study. They were randomly assigned to either the yoga (n = 11) or control (n = 11) groups. The yoga group practiced a yoga-based relaxation technique (YBRT) 1 hour a day for 4 weeks and the control group maintained their usual physical activity regimen. Assessments included the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) and the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (OLBPDQ) measured before and after the 4-week intervention.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study showed a significant reduction in all self-reported OLBPDQ domains and improvement in sustained attention in a before and after comparison 4 weeks following the yoga intervention. Pearson's correlation also showed a positive correlation between sustained attention and pain reduction following the yoga intervention.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings indicate that yoga practice reduces pain and simultaneously improves information processing speed with impulse control during the performance of a sustained attention task.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 3","pages":"11-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38381125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Healing of Dissociative Identity Disorder, Borderline Personality Traits, and Bipolar Disorder Through Lifestyle Interventions: A Case Report.","authors":"Kelly Brogan,&nbsp;Alyssa Jarvi,&nbsp;Hannah Klopf,&nbsp;Tiffany Turner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This case report illustrates that the use of a series of lifestyle interventions delivered via the \"Vital Mind Reset\" online program led to the resolution of disabling psychiatric symptoms.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>A 40-year-old, married, Caucasian female, with onset of suicidal ideation as a teenager, was treated with antidepressants and was later formally diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID), borderline personality traits, and bipolar disorder (BD). In the ensuing years, the patient was treated with 35 psychiatric medications. Additionally, she experienced numerous hospitalizations and received over 30 electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments. Despite this extensive conventional treatment, she reported limited gains. In October 2017, the patient committed to the Vital Mind Reset (VMR) online program and implemented a series of lifestyle changes over 44 days, starting with 30 days of dietary, meditation, and lifestyle protocols, followed by supplementation. Notably, the patient has since resolved both physical and psychiatric symptoms including fatigue, acne, migraines, cold sweats, dizziness, nausea, blood sugar crashes, resting tremors, brain fog, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, auditory hallucinations, and delusions. In this patient's case, hypertension, bradycardia, headaches, increased frequency of mania, tremors, insomnia, and weight gain accompanied her medications. This case exemplifies the dramatic resolution of disabling psychiatric symptoms after engagement in the lifestyle interventions outlined in the VMR program, medication taper, and supplementation. When medication demonstrates limited clinical yield and a plethora of side effects, tapering combined with lifestyle interventions and supplementation should be considered as first-line therapy. This case is evidence of the potential for healing and resolution of severe and persistent psychiatric illness with dietary and lifestyle changes.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 3","pages":"4-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38381124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Effectiveness of Massage for Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Zehra Güçhan Topcu,&nbsp;Hayriye Tomaç","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Context: </strong>Massage is a widely used alternative therapy among health professionals and parents for children with cerebral palsy (CP).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The review intended to determine the effects of massage on the rehabilitation of children with CP.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>The research team conducted a literature review that examined the use of massage for children with various types of CP, such as ataxia, using relevant keywords. It included articles published up to December 2019. The research team searched the electronic databases PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>The study took place at Eastern Mediterranean University in Famagusta, Cyprus.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Participants in the reviewed studies were children with CP.</p><p><strong>Outcome measures: </strong>The strength of the research designs was rated using Sackett's Levels of Evidence. The Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale was used to assess the studies' methodological quality. The outcome measures were classified according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eleven studies that included 297 CP children were reviewed. According to the PEDro scores, 5 studies had high methodological quality; 5 studies had fair quality; and one study had poor quality. No study investigated the effects of massage for all classifications of the ICF. Muscle tone was decreased significantly in the reviewed studies, either between the groups or within the massage group (P < .05). No consensus existed about the other effects of massage due to the limited research.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study is a first review in this area and can be an important guide for professionals and caregivers who want properly use massage for children with CP. Massage as an adjunct to traditional therapies should be used to reduce muscle tone in spastic-type CP. More clear methods and relevant outcome measures should be used in future studies. Further studies with randomized controlled trials are required to determine massage type, massage applier, and oil for this population and to investigate immediate and long-term effects of massage on all ICF's domains.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 2","pages":"4-13"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38286426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Schizophrenia Symptom Alleviation Through Implementation of a Lifestyle Intervention Program.","authors":"Kelly Brogan,&nbsp;Alyssa Jarvi,&nbsp;Hannah Klopf,&nbsp;Tiffany Turner","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>This case report illustrates the use of a lifestyle intervention program entitled \"Vital Mind Reset\" which led to the alleviation of disabling schizophrenic symptomology.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>A 22-year-old male with onset of Tourette's Syndrome and depression with suicidal ideation as a teenager began declining in mental vitality, resulting in the eventual diagnosis of treatment-resistant schizophrenia at the age of 17. At this time, he was admitted to an adolescent mental health ward due to delusional thinking and auditory hallucinations. Despite administration of a multitude of antipsychotic medications throughout the ensuing years, he was admitted yearly to the same hospital during the winter months until 2015. The patient began the Vital Mind Reset (VMR) program in 2017, committing to a series of lifestyle interventions which included dietary modifications, daily meditations, and detoxification practices. After completing the program, the patient experienced significantly improved quality of life, as he was once again able to leave his house. One year after completing the program, his physicians reported his schizophrenia appeared \"to be in remission.\" Given these results, when medication and conventional therapies gain limited progress, lifestyle interventions outlined in the VMR program should be considered, perhaps even as first-line therapy. This case defies the chronicity of severe psychiatric symptomologies such as schizophrenia and exemplifies the potential for healing and resolution of persistent psychiatric illness.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 2","pages":"24-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38286427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Working (it) Out: An Heuristic Enquiry Into Psychotherapy and Physical Exercise.","authors":"Daniel Harrison,&nbsp;Keith Tudor","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psychotherapy is predominantly a sedentary practice that, with rare exceptions, does not involve much physical activity on the part of either the client or the therapist. In response to this situation, the article examines three concerns: the impact of sedentarism on psychotherapists; the disconnection between the evidence of the benefit of physical exercise on psychological wellbeing and the predominant focus in psychotherapy on the sedentary mind; and the implications of the disconnection between psychotherapists' own minds and bodies. of the method employed was an heuristic enquiry conducted by the first author (reflected in the \"I\" and the \"my\" voice in the article), under the supervision of the second author. Drawing on and interweaving relevant literature throughout, the enquiry explores the first author's own relationship with exercise and, specifically, boxing, as both a practice (i.e., physical exercise) and as a metaphor for the heuristic research process (a psychological and intellectual exercise).</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"34 2","pages":"14-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38286421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Renewing Life Program and Women With Breast Cancer: A Report.","authors":"Mary Johnson,&nbsp;Julie Foley Coleman,&nbsp;Barbara Fermon,&nbsp;Mara Pease,&nbsp;Rebecca Miller","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Setting: </strong>Pathways: A Healing Center in Minneapolis Minnesota, received a Susan G. Komen grant to provide three Renewing LifeTM retreats at no cost for breast cancer survivors with limited income. Renewing Life is an intensive program for dealing with life challenges and is a signature program of the Pathways Center. The program focuses on communication skills, coping strategies, and life-affirming attitudes; it is offered either as a 9-week session, meeting 1 day a week as a group for 2-1/2 hours or as a retreat over 2-½ days (20 hours) at an overnight facility.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This report describes outcomes of a Renewing Life retreat focusing on perceived changes in well-being as well as behaviors in the management of breast cancer treatment. A mixed-methods approach was used in an effort to capture the unique experience of each woman in this group. Quantitative data using the Self-Assessment of Change measure was collected through a retrospective survey sent to each member following the Renewing Life program. Follow-up interviews were used to identify themes that spoke to the more intimate nature of their experiences, including perceived shifts in well-being and quality of life.</p><p><strong>Outcomes and conclusions: </strong>The use of a mixed methods approach (qualitative and quantitative data) to evaluating the outcomes perceived by a group of women with breast cancer after participating in a Renewing Life Retreat offers insights into the unique experience of these women.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"33 4","pages":"18-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38217341","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychotropic Drug Withdrawal and Holistic Tapering Strategies: A Case Series.","authors":"Kelly Brogan,&nbsp;Alyssa Siefert,&nbsp;Emily Whitson,&nbsp;Leiah Kirsh,&nbsp;Virginia Sweetan","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This case series aims to further the understanding of psychotropic drug withdrawal symptoms, as well as how individuals may be supported using holistic approaches for long term mood support. A secondary objective is to contribute to the evidence base for differentiating psychotropic drug withdrawal from the resurgence of psychiatric symptoms. Patients are described in two groups based on the timeline of psychotropic tapering. Group A illustrates cases of tapering safely from psychotropic medications under the supervision of the author of this case series, and Group B describes cases of individuals who sought mood support for protracted withdrawal symptoms. Both groups were treated with dietary changes, mindfulness practices, detoxification-supported gut health protocols, hormonal regulation, and treatment of comorbidities. Use of complementary medicine reduced many of the acute symptoms of psychotropic drug withdrawal, such as sleep disturbances, decreased concentration, nausea/headaches, and depression, making the process more manageable for patients. Additionally, many of the initial psychiatric complaints were kept in remission. These methods present a sustainable alternative to long-term treatment of mood symptoms and comorbid chronic illnesses. This case series indicates the benefits of integrating holistic and conventional medicine in psychotropic drug tapering, and a call for further trials to create an evidence-based database to guide future treatment and taper protocols.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"33 4","pages":"4-16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38217339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Brief Report: Knowledge of, Interest in, and Willingness to Try Behavioral Interventions in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease.","authors":"Jared F Benge,&nbsp;R Lynae Roberts,&nbsp;Zoltan Kekecs,&nbsp;Gary Elkins","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Purpose/Objective • Behavioral interventions hold enormous promise for managing a variety of motor and nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease (PD). Despite this, prior studies have suggested that the utilization of these interventions is relatively low. The current study seeks to understand factors that could relate to the utilization of PD behavioral strategies. Specifically, the study evaluates the self-described knowledge of, interest in, and willingness to participate in behavioral interventions in a community-dwelling sample of individuals with PD. Research Method/Design • Forty-five individuals with PD completed a survey that assessed knowledge, interest, and willingness to participate in 5 behavioral interventions: hypnosis, relaxation training, mindfulness/meditation, computerized \"brain games,\" and counseling. In addition, participants self-reported their quality of life across several domains; these domain scores were correlated with overall ratings of interest and willingness to participate in behavioral interventions. Results • Self-reported knowledge of behavioral interventions was low, but interest and willingness to participate was moderate to high across modalities. Statistically significant correlations were noted between perceived knowledge of the techniques and interest (r = 0.29, P = .05) as well as willingness to participate (r = 0.32, P = .03) in these techniques. Interest and willingness were also correlated with self-reported bodily discomfort (r = 0.36, P = .02). Conclusions/Implications • The participants of the current sample were interested and willing to participate in behavioral interventions but had limited knowledge of the potential for these techniques to manage their symptoms. The reported high level of willingness to participate in behavioral interventions suggests that it is feasible to provide behavioral interventions in this population.</p>","PeriodicalId":34899,"journal":{"name":"Advances in Mind-Body Medicine","volume":"32 1","pages":"8-12"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"35798062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}