Reflections on the significance of the relationship between mind and body in medicine
- Author:
Boey CCM
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
mind-body interaction
- MeSH:
Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical
- From:Journal of University of Malaya Medical Centre
2010;13(1):3-11
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
In the last three centuries, medicine has focused predominantly on the physical body as the source
of disease, placing very little importance on the mind. However, the significance of mind-body
interactions in medicine is now increasingly being recognised. True health must include both the
physical body and the mind. This article traces our concepts of the relationship between mind
and body since primitive times and explores its relevance to the maintenance of health.
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