scholarly journals Self-Reported Low Self-Esteem. Intervention and Follow-Up in a Clinical Setting

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 299-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Ventegodt ◽  
Suzett Thegler ◽  
Tove Andreasen ◽  
Flemming Struve ◽  
Lars Enevoldsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Term Therapy ◽  
Emotional Pain ◽  
Holistic Treatment

At the Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine in Copenhagen, 43 patients who presented with low or very low self-esteem were treated with psychodynamic short-term therapy complemented with bodywork. They received an average of 20 sessions at a cost of 1,600 EURO. The bodywork helped the patients to confront old emotional pain from childhood trauma repressed to the body-mind. Results showed that 60.5% recovered from low selfesteem (95% CI: 44.41–75.02%). Calculated from this, we have NNT = 1.33–2.25. Almost all aspects of life improved at the same time (p < 0.01): physical health, mental health, quality of life, and ability to function in a number of important areas (partner, friends, sexually, and socially). This indicated that we had successfully induced existential healing (Antonovsky salutogenesis). The strategy of improving self-esteem can be the key to a new life for patients presenting with low quality of life, poor health (physical and/omental), and poor ability to function. The patients were strongly motivated and willing to endure strong emotional pain provoked by the therapy. The rate of recovery is comparable to the most successful interventions with psychological and psychiatric treatment. Clinical holistic treatment has many advantages: efficiency, low cost, lack of negative side effects, lasting results, lack of use of psychopharmacological drugs (often with side effects), and an important preventive dimension.

scholarly journals KUALITAS HIDUP PEREMPUAN MENOPAUSE

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Anggia Kargenti Evanurul Marettih
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Reproductive Disorders ◽  
Emotional Instability ◽  
Estrogen Production ◽  
Menopausal Women ◽  
The Individual

Menopausal problems related to physical and psychological aspects. Physical aspects, declining estrogen production leading to many reproductive disorders such as irregular menstruation (3-4 years before menopause), blooding to vasomotor disturbances that can affect the activities of women experiencing menopause. Psychological, menopausal women will experience emotional instability, along with concerns that might occur in the body with the end of her menstrual period. Emotional stability will be gained back once they get good information about the menopause. Positive self-concept as well as the support given by family and friends will be able to improve the quality of life for postmenopausal women. Consistency of self-concept will increase harmonization within the individual, which in turn will increase the happiness of individuals. Individual's quality of life will improve when there is an integration between self-esteem, self-concept, self-acceptance as well as the individuals of understanding and addressing the problems of life.

scholarly journals The relationship between internalized stigma and quality of life among people with mental illness: are self-esteem and sense of coherence sequential mediators?

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 2471-2478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Świtaj ◽  
Paweł Grygiel ◽  
Anna Chrostek ◽  
Izabela Nowak ◽  
Jacek Wciórka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Internalized Stigma ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
People With Mental Illness ◽  
Sectional Analysis

Abstract Purpose To elucidate the mechanism through which internalized stigma reduces the quality of life (QoL) of people with mental illness by exploring the mediating roles of self-esteem and sense of coherence (SOC). Methods A cross-sectional analysis of 229 patients diagnosed with schizophrenia or affective disorders was undertaken to test a sequential mediation model assuming that more severe internalized stigma is related to lower self-esteem, which is associated with weaker SOC, which in turn relates to worse QoL. Results The proposed model was supported by the data. A sequential indirect effect from internalized stigma to QoL via self-esteem and SOC turned out to be significant [beta = −0.06, SE = 0.02; 95% CI (−0.11, −0.03)]. Support was also found for simple mediation models with either self-esteem or SOC as single mediators between internalized stigma and QoL. Conclusions Self-esteem and SOC are personal resources that should be considered as potential targets of interventions aiming to prevent the harmful consequences of internalized stigma for the QoL of people receiving psychiatric treatment.

scholarly journals Body as subject, body as object: how treatment of the obese patient can be improved by dance therapy

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 20203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solange Muller-Pinget ◽  
Lara Allet ◽  
Alain Golay
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Dance Therapy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Therapeutic Education ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Obese Patients ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Female Patients

Objectives: To give obese patints the motivation to take care of themselves. To help them focus on self perception rather than on their figure and BMI. This study aimed to analyze the impact of dance therapy on the body as subject as experienced by the patient. Methodology: After randomization, 27 female patients undertook a dance therapy program for 16 weeks and were compared against a control group of 19 female patients. The effects on conscious walking, posture, self-esteem and quality of life were measured using questionnaires on self-perception of posture, walk, self-esteem and quality of life. Results: The results after dance therapy showed significant improvement in the body as subject (posture p < 0.02; conscious walking p < 0.001; quality of life p < 0.01; body esteem p < 0.003; and sense of self-worth p < 0.005). The results for the control group had not changed after 16 weeks. Conclusion: after 4 months of dance therapy, obese patients developed a perception of a “body as subject they experience”, which led them to significantly improve their self-esteem and quality of life. Practice implications: Dance therapy should be incorporated into therapeutic education programs to improve the perceptive dimension of our obese patients.

scholarly journals MATRA BASTI THE PANACEA: A NARRATIVE REVIEW

2020 ◽  
Vol p5 (01) ◽  
pp. 2606-2611
Author(s):  
Biswajit Dash ◽  
Rabindranath Acharya ◽  
Gayatri Pattajoshi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Treatment Modality ◽  
The Body ◽  
Biological Rhythm ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Holistic Treatment ◽  
Healthy State ◽  
Therapeutic Enema

In Panchakarma, Basti is one of the important therapies. Basti Chikitsa (therapeutic enema) is a natural method to detoxify the body and putting the vivacity into the millions of processes proceeding in the body i.e. it has the power to change the biological rhythm of the body and encourages self-healing. The impuri-ties which are entangled with the body are scraped by the Basti Karma and shown the path of egress to them. It is a holistic treatment with natural things to bring the body back into its natural and homoeostatic state. Basti Chikitsa is considered to be a prime treatment modality among the Panchakarma in Ayurveda. It has not only curative aspects but also preventive and promotive aspects. This Basti treatment also relieves stress from the body and mind to improve the quality of life. Matra Basti is a therapy where least dose of oil/unctuous substance is used. It is preceded by abhyanga (therapeutic oil massage) and Swedana (suda-tion). Human is the king of the castle (body) so he has to make the decisions how to convert it into more beautiful and healthy state along with its prevention from the rust of impurities.

scholarly journals Aesthetic resources applied to burns: literature review.

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 170
Author(s):  
Érica Pierini ◽  
Flávia Fernanda de Oliveira Assunção
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Burn Injuries ◽  
Cellular Injury ◽  
Local Response ◽  
Vasoactive Agents ◽  
Complete Destruction ◽  
The Subject

Introduction: Burns are injuries to the tissue lining of the body, caused by thermal, chemical, electrical or radioactive agents, which may totally or partially destroying the skin and its annexes, and to reach deeper layers as muscles, tendons and bones. The local response to cellular injury include the release of vasoactive agents (histamine, serotonin, bradykinin, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, platelet activating factors) and an immediate increase in osmolarity of the interstitial being classified into first, second, third and fourth grade (electrical burn ) which involves the complete destruction of all tissues, the specific injury takes varying proportions, depending on the exposure time and the type of the causative agent, the extent and depth of the damaged area. Objective: To investigate and gather through literature Bibliographic aesthetic features that help in the prevention and improvement of sequelae caused by burn injuries. Method: This is a search for bibliographic and descriptive review, consisting of scientific articles and books on the subject aesthetic resources for ‘‘burn injuries’’. The realization of this research was carried out by consulting the papers, looking for topics as ''burn'' and ''aesthetic resources for burn injuries''. To survey the material searches were conducted through the portals: SCIELO; UNIFIA; HSVP; FACISA; ASSETS and PORTALBIOCURSOS and with cross between the words:Burns, injuries and aesthetic resources. Results: eight articles and fifteen books including twenty-three references in this research, published between 1967-2010 found. Ultrasound, manual therapies, Electro resources (Microcurrent, Transcutaneous electrical nerve termination, excitomotor current) and laser therapy: Among the four studies aesthetic features which have good results when applied to burn injuries, they being found. Conclusions: The findings contribute to the understanding and application of aesthetic resources in burn injuries, in order to improve the quality of scars, skin suppleness, increasing self-esteem and quality of life.

What are the potential benefits and limitations of particle therapy in the treatment of paediatric malignancies?

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Hardy ◽  
P. Bridge
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
High Energy ◽  
The Body ◽  
Particle Therapy ◽  
Paediatric Patients ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
The Uk ◽  
High Energy Particles

AbstractThe reduction in dose received by normal tissue is essential in radiotherapy to reduce the chance of late side-effects. This is especially true in paediatric radiotherapy as any late-effects can seriously impair the future quality of life experienced by the treated child.Particle therapy uses high-energy particles to deliver a surgically precise beam of energy to a pre-determined position in the body. Common side-effects associated with conventional radiotherapy (CRT) are considerably reduced, often virtually eliminated, owing to the reduction in dose received by neighbouring healthy tissues, improving future quality of life. The superior accuracy of particles also means the dose can be escalated improving control rates.Clinical trials, reviews and planning studies have been reviewed to assess the benefits and limitations offered by particle therapy in paediatric treatments. The reduced integral dose and improved conformity is clearly highlighted throughout these studies, demonstrating the potential advantages available with particles when treating paediatric patients.The data suggest that the advantages experienced with particle therapy result in a significant reduction in the side-effects experienced and therefore an improvement in quality of life when compared with conventional therapy. Owing to the reduction of subsequent sequelae, paediatric patients need to be considered when designing and constructing a particle centre in the UK.

scholarly journals THE SENSE OF QUALITY OF LIFE AND SELF-ESTEEM AMONG ADDICTED PATIENTS DURING THE THERAPY

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Przemysław Zdybek ◽  
◽  
Romuald Derbis ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Term Therapy ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Addiction Therapy ◽  
Short And Long Term

During the addiction therapy patients describes a sense of emptiness, low level of life satisfaction and difficulties in enjoying their lives. Those problems often caused them to return to psychoactive substance use. The research presented in the article is aimed at checking the dynamics of the above constructs during addiction therapy, which may help to better understand the treatment process. A longitudinal study of alcohol dependent patients in the process of addiction therapy was conducted. The research questionnaires measured selected aspects of psychological well-being as general construct and specific subscales. The first measurement was made at the beginning of a patient’s addiction therapy, second was carried out in the last week of the patient’s therapy. N=216 patients from 4 addiction therapy centres took a part in the research. The results show that the main indicators of quality of life and sense of self are statistically significant improvement after the short-term therapy. Research confirms the positive impact of addiction therapy on patients. The challenge of this type of research and the treatment itself is to monitor short and long term effects of addiction therapy. These studies shows that the discussion about the effectiveness of the therapy should not be limited only to the abstinence, but also other indicators of psychological, social, medical recovery. Key words: addiction therapy, alcohol dependence, the sense of the quality of life, self-esteem

Effects of dance therapy after gastric bypass on quality of life, self-esteem and self-assessment of body size

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 10207
Author(s):  
Solange Muller-Pinget ◽  
Gregoire Lagger ◽  
Florence Somers ◽  
Lara Allet ◽  
Alain Golay
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Gastric Bypass ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Dance Therapy ◽  
Body Esteem ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Assessment

Introduction: In order to motivate patients who have undergone bariatric surgery to take care of themselves and reconstruct their self-image, it proves essential to help them to focus on the body-subject (perceptual and affective sensory feelings). Aim: The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of dance therapy on the patient’s experience of the body, self-esteem, and body esteem, as well as on quality of life and self-assessment of body size after gastric bypass and weight stabilization. Methods: Eleven patients participated in a dance therapy program for 90 minutes per week over 18 weeks. The effects on self-esteem, quality of life, body esteem and body image were measured using self-questionnaires. Results: The results after dance therapy showed an improvement in quality of life p < 0.000. Body esteem and self-esteem improved significantly (p < 0.000). However, a divergence remains, or may even be larger, between actual BMI and self-assessment of body size after gastric bypass, even in patients who are no longer obese after the bariatric surgery. Conclusion: After 18 weeks of dance therapy, patients who attended a patient education preparation course and underwent gastric bypass develop a perception of their experienced body that enables them to significantly improve their quality of life, self-esteem, and body esteem.

Body Piercing: A National Survey in France

Dermatology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 235 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Kluger ◽  
Laurent Misery ◽  
Sophie Seité ◽  
Charles Taieb
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
The Body ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Body Piercing ◽  
Cutaneous Side Effects ◽  
Contact Eczema ◽  
External Part

Background: There are no recent data available in France regarding body piercing (BP). Objective: We examined the demographics, motivations, quality of life, cutaneous conditions, and cutaneous side effects after BP within the French population. Methods: A representative sample of 5,000 individuals (aged 15 and over) from the general population responded to a survey online between April and August 2017. Data regarding demographics, BP characteristics (location, age at first piercing, hesitation, regrets, motivations, cutaneous side effects), tobacco, skin conditions (acne, contact eczema, atopic eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, vitiligo), and tattoos were collected. Respondents also filled an SF-12 quality of life questionnaire. Results: Overall, 12% of the respondents reported at least one BP (women: 19.4%, men: 8.4%, p < 0.01). The prevalence was highest among those aged between 25 and 34 years (25.8%). Individuals with BP were more likely to smoke (p < 0.01). The most common body parts for piercings were the external part of the ear (42%), the navel (24%), the tongue (15%), and the nose (11%). Gender differences included localization (belly button and nose for women, eyebrows for men) and motivations (embellishment of the body for women, individuality and sexuality for men). A total of 33.6% of the study participants reported having skin problems after BP, primarily infection (44%). Individuals with BPs were more likely to report having contact eczema, atopic dermatitis, and acne. BP was associated with a lower mental quality of life score. Conclusion: This is the largest epidemiological study on BP in France to date. It allows us to draw a precise current snapshot of French indi viduals with BP.

scholarly journals Clinical Holistic Medicine: Induction of Spontaneous Remission of Cancer by Recovery of the Human Character and the Purpose of Life (the Life Mission)

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 362-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Søren Ventegodt ◽  
Mohammed Morad ◽  
Eytan Hyam ◽  
Joav Merrick
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Spontaneous Remission ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Other ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Holistic Treatment ◽  
Negative Beliefs ◽  
Biomedical Treatment

The recovery of the human character and purpose of life with consciousness-based medicine seems to be able to induce spontaneous remissions in several diseases. On two different occasions, we observed breast tumors reduced to less than half their original diameters (clinically judged) during a holistic session, when working with the patients in accordance with the holistic process theory of healing, the life mission theory, and the theory of human character. One tumor was histologically diagnosed as malign breast cancer prior to the session, while the other was under examination. As both patients had the affected regions of the breast surgically removed immediately after the session, we are unable to determine if they were actually healed by the holistic treatment. We find it extremely interesting that the size of a tumor can be reduced dramatically within a few hours of holistic treatment, when the patient is highly motivated for personal development. The reduction of tumor size is in accordance with the holistic view that many types of cancer are caused by emotional and existential disturbances. From a holistic perspective, cancer can be understood as a simple disturbance of the cells, arising from the tissue holding on to a trauma with strong emotional content. This is called “a blockage”, where the function of the cells is changed from their original function in the tissue to a function of holding emotions. The reduction of the tumor in the two cases happened when old painful emotions were identified in the tissues, in and around the tumor, and processed into understanding; when the patients finally did let go of negative beliefs and attitudes that had kept the feeling(s) repressed to that part of the body, the tumor first softened and then disappeared, presumably by apoptosis. We believe that the consciousness-based/holistic medical toolbox has a serious additional offer to cancer patients, and we will therefore strongly encourage the scientific society to explore these new possibilities. Our holistic medical research meets both ethical dilemmas and practical difficulties, as it obviously is important for the research in induced spontaneous remissions that surgery and chemotherapy is not used before it is absolutely necessary. On the other hand, is it important for the patient's survival that they receive any well-documented treatment as soon as possible. An additional aspect for the patient who is able to cure her own cancer is that she is much less likely to get cancer again and much better prepared to deal with other diseases and challenges in life. Knowing that one can fight even cancer gives a strong belief in life and the need to improve quality of life. The high incidence of secondary cancers and the physical and emotional wounds from the biomedical treatment seem to justify a focus on prevention and additional holistic treatment modules. To support the patient in learning the mastery of coherence of body and life, using the crisis of cancer to recover the human character and the purpose of life, seems turning a personal potential disaster into the greatest gift of all. When it comes down to it, life is not just about surviving; what is more important is to live fully, to learn from the great challenges of life, and to obtain the optimal quality of life while being here.

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