title: A hermeneutic phenomenological understanding of men's healing from childhood maltreatment.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe and interpret men's experience of healing from childhood maltreatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Hermeneutic phenomenological.
  
  
  METHODS
  In-depth interviews. Community-based purposive, maximum variation sampling approach. Recruitment occurred through posting flyers and advertisements. Verbatim data were analyzed and themes of the meaning of healing were identified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The meaning of healing was interpreted as "moving beyond suffering." Five themes were identified to capture the multidimensional nature of the phenomenon: (a) breaking through the masculine veneer, (b) finding meaning, (c) choosing to live well, (d) caring for the self using holistic healing methods, and (e) engaging in humanizing relationships.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Men who survived childhood maltreatment have needs to heal holistically mind, body, and spirit. Meeting their needs requires the provision of highly compassionate humanistic healing environments and healing-promotive nursing care.
authors.affiliation: Boston College Danny.willis@bc.edu.
authors.forename: Danny G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Willis
authors.affiliation: Boston College.
authors.forename: Alison M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.affiliation: Boston College.
authors.forename: James N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Dionne-Odom
authors.affiliation: Boston College.
authors.forename: Kayoung
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Boston College.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Terreri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse; D002649:Child Abuse; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D004645:Empathy; D015438:Health Behavior; D066297:Hermeneutics; D006694:Holistic Health; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D057228:Masculinity; D008571:Men; D054526:Men's Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012648:Self Care; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: adults; healing; health promotion; other (multiple modalities)