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Obesity and overweight problems are serious global health issues today and despite many efforts, the prevalence has continued to rise for decades. Interestingly, hypnotherapy has been gaining recognition as an effective treatment for obesity and overweight problems. This review compiles contemporary scientific research on the effectiveness of hypnotherapy for weight reduction. Scopus, PubMed and EBSCO Host databases were applied in the study. The search identified 119 articles, of which seven met the inclusion criteria. A total of 539 respondents (82.7% women and 17.3% men) between the ages of 17 and 67 years were represented in the seven studies. Most studies incorporated lifestyle changes, such as changes of dietary habit and behavioral recommendations in the hypnotic procedure. Their results suggested that the use of hypnotherapy not only promoted weight reduction during the treatment period but also after treatment cessation, and in some cases, one to ten kilograms were lost during follow-up periods. In addition, one study even showed increased physical activity among the hypnotised individuals. This use of hypnotherapy also improved respondents' eating behavior and quality of life. However, a definitive conclusion could not be drawn due to several methodological flaws and the limited number of published studies in this area. Therefore, further well-designed studies are needed to substantiate the effectiveness of hypnotherapy for this modern-day health problem.
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BACKGROUND@#Autism spectrum disorder is a condition that affects all races, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. With a high incidence ratio of one in every 68, it has become one of the most discussed psychiatric disorders. For this reason, the need for investigating novel treatments has been emerging. Qigong, a traditional Chinese mind-body technique, has already proven to be able to reduce symptoms of several physical and psychological illnesses.@*OBJECTIVE@#The purpose of this systematic review is to examine and categorize the current scientific evidence regarding the efficacy of Qigong on children suffering from autism spectrum disorders.@*SEARCH STRATEGY@#A systematic literature search of the electronic scientific databases PubMed, Clinical Trials.gov, BioMed Central, PubMed Central and Google Scholar was performed to identify studies of Qigong in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder.@*INCLUSION CRITERIA@#This review included randomized controlled trials, replication studies, retrospective studies and observational follow-up studies of Qigong on children with autism spectrum disorder. Case reports and case series were excluded.@*DATA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS@#Two researchers independently evaluated the methodological quality of all included studies. Any discrepancies were solved by discussion until consensus was achieved.@*RESULTS@#Our literature search identified 157 publications, and 10 additional publications from hand search of references. After duplicate removal, 103 records remained. After the title/abstract screening, 19 publications were obtained for detailed evaluation. After detailed evaluation, 10 studies were included. Seven studies were conducted with small children with 2-6 years old employing Qigong massage, and three studies were conducted with older children aged 7-17 years old applying both Qigong massage (one study) and Neigong (two studies).@*CONCLUSION@#Studies demonstrated that Qigong has interesting and promising applicability and effect on children with autism spectrum disorder and should be tested further. Despite the need for more rigorous controlled studies, Qigong seems to be able to decrease severity of individual sensory, behavioural, and language components of autism, and improve self-control, sociability, sensory and cognitive awareness as well as healthy-physical behaviour. Besides positive effect on children and adolescents, benefits seem to extend to parents and caregivers as well. However, quality of methodology seems to be insufficient to state that Qigong is an alternative to common behavioural therapies. We suggest that, until more investigation is performed, Qigong may only be used as a complement, or when behavioural therapies are not accessible.
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El dolor crónico es un síndrome presente en muchas enfermedades crónicas, se acompaña de fenómenos desensibilización central y frecuentemente de síntomas de angustia, depresión, alteraciones del sueño, fatiga, fallasen la concentración y atención, y en disminución de las actividades de la vida diaria. El tratamiento del dolor crónicodebiese ser multimodal, en donde la psicoterapia tiene un papel importante. La terapia cognitivo-conductual ha demostrado ser eficaz en el manejo del dolor, pero su efecto es limitado y no considera el trabajo en el foco corporal ni relacional sistémico familiar. El enfoque psicoterapéutico integrativo-multidimensional aborda elementos cognitivos, conductuales, relacionales, dinámicos y sistémicos en un contexto individual, familiar y social, permitiendo una visión holística del problema del paciente. Las intervenciones mente-cuerpo trabajan en el cambio de la vivencia corporal en el aquí y ahora, y entregan herramientas de autogestiónpara que el paciente desarrolle. Al unir ambos enfoques integrativo multidimensional e intervenciones mente-cuerpo, el tratamiento y manejo del dolor se hace más eficaz. El objetivo del presente trabajo es proponer, desde un punto de vista cualitativo, un modelo de enfoque psicoterapéutico integrativo multidimensional e intervención mente-cuerpo en el manejo de los pacientes con dolor crónico.
Chronic pain syndrome is present in many chronic diseases, in which the pain is accompanied by central sensitization phenomena and often symptoms of anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, fatigue, lapses in concentration and attention and reduced activity daily life. The treatment of chronic pain ought to be multimodal, where psychotherapy has an important role. Cognitive-behavioral therapy has proven effective in pain management, but its effect is limited and does not consider the work at home body or systemic relational focus. The multidimensional-integrative psychotherapy approach addresses cognitive, behavioral, relational, dynamic and systemic elements in an individual, family and social context, allowing a holistic view of the patients problem. The mind-body interventions work in change of body experience in the here and now provides tools for self-management for the patient develops. By joining both multidimensional integrative and interventions body-mind pain management it becomes more effective. The aim of this study is to propose a qualitatively multidimensional model of integrative psychotherapy approach and intervention mind and body in the chronic pain management.
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Humanos , Dor Crônica/terapia , Terapias Mente-Corpo , Manejo da Dor/métodos , Psicoterapia/métodos , Terapia Combinada , Dor Crônica/psicologia , Atenção PlenaRESUMO
The Integrative Medicine Program at MD Anderson Cancer Center was first established in 1998. Our mission is to empower patients with cancer and their families to become active partners in their own physical, psycho-spiritual, and social health through personalized education and evidenced-based clinical care to optimize health, quality of life, and clinical outcomes across the cancer continuum. The program consists of three main components: clinical care, research, and education. The Integrative Medicine Center provides clinical services to patients through individual and group programs. The clinical philosophy of the center is to work collaboratively with the oncology teams to build comprehensive and integrative care plans that are personalized, evidence-based, and safe with the goal of improving clinical outcomes. The individual services comprise of integrative oncology consultation, acupuncture, meditation, music therapy, nutrition, and oncology massage. The center also provides a variety of group programs including meditation, yoga, tai chi, cooking classes and others. Over the past 13 years, over 70,000 patients and families have participated in services and programs offered by the center. The research portfolio focuses on three main areas: mind-body interventions, acupuncture, and meditation. This lecture will focus on providing an overview of the Integrative Medicine Program at MD Anderson with a focus on the clinical services provided. Participants will learn about the integrative clinical model and how this is applied to the care of cancer patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Current and future research topics will be discussed as well as patient cases.