Mind-body medicine in primary care. Implications and applications.
A growing body of research in basic and clinical science confirms that psychological states and interventions affect physiologic and pathophysiologic processes and the outcome of clinical illness. This evidence is reviewed in detail, with special attention paid to those findings that have particular relevance for primary care physicians. Specific guidelines are offered for incorporating mind-body principles and techniques into primary care practice.
Department of Family Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Lazar
D000818:Animals; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015213:Neuroimmunomodulation; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011598:Psychoneuroimmunology; D051381:Rats; D012064:Relaxation Therapy