Therapeutic Touch
"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 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Therapeutic Touch" by people in Profiles.
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Ghesquiere A, Wyka K, Smith M, Kutner JS. Associations between psychological symptoms and treatment outcomes of a massage therapy intervention: Secondary analyses of a randomized controlled trial. Complement Ther Med. 2019 Oct; 46:116-122.
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Leonard KE, Kalman M. The Meaning of Touch to Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2015 Sep; 42(5):517-26.
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Tarantino B, Earley M, Audia D, D'Adamo C, Berman B. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of a pilot integrative coping and resiliency program for healthcare professionals. Explore (NY). 2013 Jan-Feb; 9(1):44-7.
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Friedman RS, Burg MM, Miles P, Lee F, Lampert R. Effects of Reiki on autonomic activity early after acute coronary syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Sep 14; 56(12):995-6.