Taking a philosophical approach, ancient Greek philosophers and Christians began to
investigate the concept of quality of life. Later, such philosophical pursuit was replaced by …

The concept of quality of life emerged in the 1970s as an important new outcome for health
care. This paper identifies three independent arenas in which quality of life served as a …

Questions concerning the notion of quality of life, its definition, and its ap plications for
purposes of assessment and measurement in social and medical contexts, have been …

Consciousness‐based medicine is our term for a form of medical treatment that works by
direct appeal to the consciousness of the patient, in contrast to modern biomedical treatment …

The opening section of this paper is concerned with certain questions concerning the
concept 'quality of life'Is it possible for one person to make judgements about the quality of …

Pursuing your life mission is often very difficult, and many frustrations are experienced along
the way. Major failures to bring out our potential can cause us considerable emotional pain …

This paper reviews the medical (salutogenic) effect of interventions that aim to improve
quality of life. Review of studies where the global quality of life in chronically ill patients was …

Genetic factors, external stress and the human factor are influential to the health and
wellbeing of every person. Several studies have shown that the human being have many …

One of my main points in this study is that the knowledge of orthodox medical theory is an
incomplete guide for practical action when relating to our patients' specifically human …

The biomedical paradigm is so convincing from a biochemical point of view, and highly
efficient in many cases of acute medical problems and emergencies, but unfortunately most …