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Children who claim previous life memories: A case report and literature review 声称有前世记忆的儿童：病例报告和文献综述

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103063

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The effect of Qigong exercise on state anxiety levels of inpatients in psychiatric wards: A randomized controlled study 气功锻炼对精神科病房住院病人状态焦虑水平的影响：随机对照研究

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103064

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Effect of foot reflexology massage on sleep, anxiety and quality of life in hemodialysis patients: A single-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial 足部反射按摩对血液透析患者睡眠、焦虑和生活质量的影响：单盲、随机、安慰剂对照试验

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103061

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An evolutionary perspective for integrating mechanisms of acupuncture therapy 从进化角度看针灸疗法的整合机制

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103060

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From Hinengaro to Hineora: Tracing the origins of Intergenerational Trauma to attain Intergenerational Healing 从希宁加罗到希内奥拉：追溯代际创伤的起源，实现代际愈合

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103058

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Bridging realms: Western client perspectives on psychotherapy inspired by Indigenous healing 跨越境界：西方客户对受土著疗法启发的心理疗法的看法

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103059

{"title":"Bridging realms: Western client perspectives on psychotherapy inspired by Indigenous healing","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.explore.2024.103059","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.explore.2024.103059","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Context</h3><p>The decolonial turn in psychology criticizes conventional Western psychotherapeutic frameworks and seeks to decolonize therapeutic practices by considering diverse cultural perspectives. Indigenous healing has been increasingly used in the psychotherapy of ethnic communities, but also in the psychotherapy of Western clients. The research questions of the present study were focused on how Western clients experience the therapies inspired by Indigenous healing.</p></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><p>The study aimed to explore the motivations, experiences, and mental health outcomes of participants of therapies inspired by Indigenous healing with a focus on issues related to intercultural transfer of therapeutic practice.</p></div><div><h3>Design</h3><p>Semi-structured qualitative interviews were used to gather narratives from 28 participants. Thematic analysis was used for data analysis.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Participants reported the following long-lasting outcomes of Indigenous therapies: increased well-being, calm, satisfaction with life, better emotion regulation, coping with stress, behavioral control, problem solving, decision making as well as a more sensitive and deeper experience of reality. Conventional Western psychotherapy was perceived as conversation-based, while Indigenous therapy was perceived as experience-based and more complex. The integration of experiences from Indigenous therapies was more difficult in the Western sociocultural environment compared to participation in the place of their origin, within the community of Indigenous people.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Indigenous healing has beneficial outcomes for Western clients, but the integration of these experiences is quite difficult and requires systematic psychotherapeutic support in the Western cultural environment.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50459,"journal":{"name":"Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142232496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Screen media use and mental health of children and adolescents 屏幕媒体的使用与儿童和青少年的心理健康

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103044

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Alternative therapy for lymphoma with febrile neutropenia using traditional Chinese medicine: A case report 用中药替代治疗淋巴瘤伴发热性中性粒细胞减少症：病例报告

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103057

{"title":"Alternative therapy for lymphoma with febrile neutropenia using traditional Chinese medicine: A case report","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.explore.2024.103057","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.explore.2024.103057","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>Febrile neutropenia is a common complication in patients undergoing chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Primary granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) prophylaxis is consistently associated with a notable reduction in the risk of febrile neutropenia. However, the use of G-CSF in patients who are already neutropenic from chemotherapy remains controversial. Studies have shown that 12.9 % of cancer patients incorporate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to alleviate chemotherapy side effects in Taiwan; thereby providing an alternative management strategy for febrile neutropenia in cancer patients.</p></div><div><h3>Case presentation</h3><p>This is an 18-year-old female with newly diagnosed precursor T-lymphoblastic lymphoma. After chemotherapy, the patient developed febrile neutropenia. Despite the use of antibiotics and G-CSF, the febrile neutropenia persisted for two months. Approximately ten days after the initiation of traditional Chinese medicine decoction with the strategy of tonifying the spleen and stomach, clearing yin fire, and uplifting yang, her absolute neutrophil count (ANC) had gradually increased. Additionally, after two weeks of treatment, her fever subsided. The patient continued with chemotherapy and was discharged in stable condition.</p></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><p>Antibiotic use aligns with the TCM perspective of an “attack” approach. Conversely, our TCM decoction was designed to raise the ANC by tonifying the spleen and stomach, clearing Yin Fire, and uplifting Yang. Li Dongyuan, one of the four great masters of the Jin Yuan Dynasty, created the formula: Bupiwei Shengyang Sanhuo Decoction that is notable in this regard. The herbs in our decoction have shown hematopoietic and myelosuppression-alleviating effect. For many patients who do not respond adequately to G-CSF alone, integrative treatments involving both TCM and Western medicine can offer additional therapeutic benefits by increasing blood cell counts.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":50459,"journal":{"name":"Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142150049","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fire Kasina advanced meditation produces experiences comparable to psychedelic and near-death experiences: A pilot study 火卡西那高级冥想产生的体验可与迷幻和濒死体验相媲美：试点研究

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103056

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Soil health is human health 土壤健康就是人类健康。

IF 1.9 4区医学

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103047

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