Boey, Christopher Chiong Meng (2010) Reflections on the significance of the relationship between mind and body in medicine. Journal of Health and Translational Medicine, 13 (1). pp. 3-11.
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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. (JUMMEC 2010; 13(1): 3-11)
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Correspondence: Christopher Boey Chiong Meng Department of Paediatrics Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Email: ccmboey@um.edu.my |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mind-body interaction |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms Haslinda Lahuddin |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jun 2012 01:26 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Feb 2020 03:31 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3230 |
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