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481	Traditional medicine and its accommodation in the South African national health care system with special attention to possible statutory regulation Meissner, Ortrun 31 July 2003 (has links) The traditional health care system as it prevails in South Africa is part of African culture and intricately linked with the African world view. It embraces traditional norms and values that have survived to this day. In this sense it is more than a constituent part of medical pluralism which has become a global phenomenon. The role of the traditional healer is far more extensive than that of the modern medical doctor. He advises on all aspects of life, including physical, psychological, spiritual, moral and legal matters. He shares the client's world view. He understands the significance of ancestral spirits, the belief in supernatural forces and the reality of witches. It is in this context that modern scientific medicine has not been able to replace traditional medicine, and arguably never will. Traditional medicine is faced with enormous challenges at present. Firstly, the traditional social order is fast disappearing, making way for the state and the individual whose rights as contained in the Bill of Rights of the 1996 Constitution of the Republic of South Africa may seriously clash with traditional norms. Secondly, especially in an urban environment, the healer may encounter stiff competition from more progressive colleagues and modern physicians. Thirdly, scientific medicine basically regards traditional activities as unscientific, unregulated, often harmful and sometimes fatal. Fourthly, anti-witchcraft legislation hinders the traditional practitioner to deal with witches in the culturally appropriate manner. Traditional medicine will not go away. It is therefore necessary to find ways and means to see it practised in a safe and competent manner. As healers agitate for official recognition, it will be regarded as their corresponding duty to professionalise the traditional sector, create a traditional medical council and establish a register of bona fide healers who possess stipulated qualifications and are subject to rules of conduct and discipline. The modern and traditional sectors are essentially complementary and should be accommodated within a legal framework of official health care that protects healers and healed alike. The legal implications of this strategy are discussed in a global as well as regional African context. / Jurisprudence / LL.D. Traditional healing and witchcraft Complementary and alternative medicine Modern versus traditional medicine Traditional medicine in Asia Global perspectives Legal status Traditional medicine 344.41068 Traditional medicine -- South Africa
482	Traditional healing modalities in the provision of mental illness in Vhembe, Limpopo Province Nevhudoli, Nyadzani Dolphus 18 May 2018 (has links) MAAS / Centre for African Studies / The study sought to explore the use of traditional healing modalities in the provision of mental illness in the Vhembe district of Limpopo province. Traditional medicine has been used for thousands of years by indigenous people in South Africa and Africa as a whole, and demonstrated efficacy in treating a wide range of health issue. Many of the medicines in contemporary biomedical treatment are derived from plants and herbs used by indigenous people throughout the world. The objectives of the study were to describe the profile of the clients that visit the traditional healers, to explain traditional healers’ diagnostic strategies of mental illness, to explain the traditional healing treatment modalities in the treatment of various forms of mental illness and to discuss traditional healers’ prevention methods of mental illness. The study was guided by indigenous theory of health and illness as a theoretical framework, and for supporting the literature, a theory of African perspective theory was used. A qualitative research approach was used in order to have an in-depth understanding of the modalities of traditional healing in the provision of mental health care. Case study approach was used. Participants were selected purposively around Vhembe district in Limpopo province and snowball sampling technique was applied in order to identify and recruit relevant participants. The researcher conducted semi -structured interviews to gather the relevant data. Data analysis was based on the interpretative philosophy that aimed at examining meaning and symbolic content of qualitative data. Thematic analysis method was employed. The findings of the study confirmed that traditional healing is still widely used in the communities in the provision of mental illness and that there are a variety of diagnostic, treatment and prevention methods in the provision of mental illness. The findings also show that as much as there are challenges facing traditional healing in treatment of mental illness, there is a need to introduce their modalities in the healthcare system of South Africa, Africa and the whole world. Programs that aim to educate the communities about traditional healing modalities should also be established by the Department of Health and the relevant stakeholders such as traditional healers’ organizations. / NRF Traditional healing Traditional healers Mental illness Mental health Faith healers Diviners Herbalists 615.50968257 Mental health -- South Africa -- Limpopo Healers -- South Africa -- Limpopo Herbalists -- South Africa -- Limpopo Healing gods -- South Africa -- Limpopo
483	Investigation des mécanismes qui sous-tendent les effets cliniques de la manipulation vertébrale dans la prise en charge des douleurs chroniques non spécifiques au rachis: rôle des réponses neuromécaniques et de la rigidité vertébrale Pagé, Isabelle 06 1900 (has links) No description available. Chiropratique Dorsalgie chronique Douleur non spécifique Effet clinique Électromyographie Lombalgie chronique Manipulation vertébrale Médecine complémentaire et alternative Relation dose-réponse Réponse neuromécanique Raideur vertébrale Rigidité vertébrale Thérapie manuelle Chiropractic Chronic low back pain Chronic mid-back pain Clinical effect Complementary and alternative medicine Dose-response relationship Electromyography Manual therapy Neuromechanical response Non-specific pain Spinal manipulation Spinal stiffness
484	The Effects of Service Dogs on Individuals with Physical Disabilities and Mental Disorders: A Multimethod Examination Kerri E Rodriguez (9166931) 29 July 2020 (has links) <p>An increasing number of individuals with physical disabilities or mental disorders are incorporating specially trained service dogs as an assistance aid to improve functionality. In addition to the tasks that service dogs are rained for, studies also suggest that service dogs may benefit psychosocial health and wellbeing. However, current knowledge on these potential benefits is limited by methodological weaknesses without multi-method assessment. There remains a need for empirical and replicable quantification the psychosocial outcomes of service dog assistance and companionship.</p><p>The objective of Chapters 1-3 was to summarize, evaluate, and quantify the effects of service dogs on psychosocial health among individuals with physical disabilities. Chapter 1 conducted a systematic literature review of N=24 articles describing the effects of guide, hearing, mobility, and medical service dogs on standardized measures of psychosocial functioning. Chapters 2 and 3 conducted an empirical investigation using quantitative and qualitative methods to quantify the psychosocial effects of mobility and medical service dogs among N=154 individuals with physical disabilities. Results identified specific psychological, social, and emotional benefits that are associated with having an assistance dog or service dog among diverse populations with physical disabilities or chronic conditions.</p><p>The objective of Chapters 4-6 was to quantify the role of psychiatric service dogs for post-9/11 military veterans with PTSD. Chapter 4 quantified the perceived importance, frequency of use, and therapeutic value of service dog behaviors for N=216 military veterans with PTSD. Chapters 5 and 6 then quantified the effects that PTSD service dogs on psychosocial outcomes and physiological indicators of functioning, respectively, among a sample of N=141 military veterans with PTSD. Results identified therapeutic components, tangible psychosocial benefits, and potential physiological mechanisms of psychiatric service dogs for military veterans with PTSD.</p>Overall, this research combined quantitative, qualitative, and physiological measurement to describe outcomes of service dog pairings in two different at-risk populations. Results provide non-causational evidence of psychosocial benefits from service dogs for individuals with physical disabilities or mental disorders. Findings provide a basis for further large-scale research to disentangle active components of the assistance dog-human partnership and identify potential mediating variables of effects. Mental Health Psychology not elsewhere classified human-animal bond human-animal interaction PTSD veterans disability service dogs assistance dogs psychosocial quality of life rehabilitation animal-assisted intervention
485	Expressive Arts Intervention for the Adult Cancer Survivor in the Community Support Group Setting Nieves, Christina Impoco 22 November 2019 (has links) No description available. Psychology Oncology Nursing Music Health Care Dance Alternative Medicine Arts Management Mental Health expressive art art and healthcare art and healing creative arts art therapy, art and nursing complementary and alternative therapy art and cancer care visual arts dance music
486	Music Therapists' Song Selection for Song Discussion with Adolescents with Behavioral Health Needs: A Proposed Checklist Guillard, Ella Christine 03 August 2023 (has links) No description available. Health Care Health Mental Health Music Therapy Welfare Alternative Medicine Behavioral Psychology Behavioral Sciences Clinical Psychology Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Therapy Counseling Psychology music therapy adolescents song selection song discussion lyric analysis song analysis behavioral health mental health checklist lyric discussion song lyric analysis song lyric discussion song (lyric) discussion teens children
487	From Women and Magic to Men and Medicine: The Transition of Medical Authority and Persecution of Witches During the Late Middle Ages Doty, Gabrielle 03 August 2023 (has links) No description available. Alternative Medicine Folklore Gender Gender Studies History Medicine Medieval History Middle Ages Womens Studies Medieval Europe Middle Ages folk medicine medical treatment medical practice witchcraft witches women healers witch hunting witch trials inquisition medieval medicine women and magic medieval magic history of medicine
488	Becoming Aware, Taking Control and Connecting with Self in Reflexive Music Therapy:An Adult Woman’s Journey Toward Therapeutic Change Dodds, Abby Leigh January 2022 (has links) No description available. Alternative Medicine Alternative Energy Behavioral Psychology Behavioral Sciences Clinical Psychology Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Therapy Counseling Psychology Developmental Psychology Fine Arts Health Health Care Management Mental Health Music Performing Arts Pedagogy Psychology Psychotherapy Public Health Music Therapy Reflexivity Psychotherapy Improvisation Transcendental Phenomenology
489	Bush Medicine in the Family Islands: The Medical Ethnobotany of Cat Island and Long Island, Bahamas Richey-Abbey, Laurel Rhea 01 May 2012 (has links) No description available. African American Studies African History African Studies Alternative Medicine American History Biology Black History Black Studies Botany Caribbean Studies Cultural Anthropology Ethnic Studies European History Folklore Health Health Care History Medicine Ethnobotany Bush Medicine Bahamas Long Island Cat Island West Indies Caribbean Origin of Bush Medicine Herbal Medicine Folk or Traditional Medicine Ethnomedicine Medicinal Plants Obeah Colonial and Slave Medicine Bush Tea Disease Etiology
490	THERMAL PROPERTIES OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES IN EXTERNAL AC MAGNETIC FIELD Lukawska, Anna Beata 30 May 2014 (has links) No description available. Alternative Medicine Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering Biophysics Electromagnetics Electromagnetism Energy Health Low Temperature Physics Materials Science Nanoscience Physics

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