"Therapeutic Touch" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Placing of the hands of the healer upon the person to be cured with the intent of spiritual energetic healing.
| Descriptor ID |
D019124
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.525.906 E02.190.901.830
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Therapeutic Touch" by people in Profiles.
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Feasibility of Training and Delivering Compassionate Touch in Long-Term Care. Clin Gerontol. 2019 May-Jun; 42(3):277-285.
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Effects of complementary therapies on clinical outcomes in patients being treated with radiation therapy for prostate cancer. Cancer. 2011 Jan 01; 117(1):96-102.
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Preservation of immune function in cervical cancer patients during chemoradiation using a novel integrative approach. Brain Behav Immun. 2010 Nov; 24(8):1231-40.
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Study descriptions of healing touch with veterans experiencing chronic neuropathic pain from spinal cord injury. Explore (NY). 2008 May-Jun; 4(3):187-95.
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A pilot study of healing touch and progressive relaxation for chronic neuropathic pain in persons with spinal cord injury. J Holist Nurs. 2006 Dec; 24(4):231-40; discussion 241-4.