Abstract

AbstractManifesting in diverse forms, mental and emotional health problems within the contemporary society have proven challenging to current biomedical healing practice and thereby remain a significant threat to individuals’ welfare. Considering the complexity of human emotions, ailing members of the society remain susceptible to adverse health implications accountable to poor emotional wellbeing. Spawning across diverse cultures with further support from narrative and explorative philosophies, the presence of body, spirit, and mind remains acknowledged as a fundamental foundation of human beings. The study adopts a theoretical approach to research and subjects base eligible base literature to the Creswell data spiral for addressing the primary research problems. Through a concrete inclusion criterion, a total of 46 studies and corporate reports are explicitly explored within the exploration. The organization of information under themes indicates the imperative role of a myriad of holistic healing approaches in appraising the emotional and psychological welfare of individuals. Findings indicate that the adoption of philosophical reasoning remains critical in capacitating of hurt individuals to use their natural body resources in healing. Philosophical perspective allows for inner integration, balance and synchrony with nature such that the healing process emanates from within and further accentuates to natural healing. In essence, the integration of the mind, body and spirit holds the capacity to appraise the natural healing process in the quest to improve an individual’s welfare. Future explorations should concern with the integration of the holistic approaches within the contemporary medical practice for proximal health benefits.

Highlights

  • A broad spectrum of medical science practices has proven fruitful in addressing the healthcare issues of the contemporary society, issues emanating from the emotional, psychological and behavioural domains remain insufficiently addressed following their complexity

  • While a major number of ailments remain attributed to rudimentary factors that can be explained and addressed at the cellular level, the human emotional and psychological capacities account for ailments identified with depression, hurt feelings, traumas among other serious health problems within the contemporary society

  • Findings established from the analysis provide resourceful information regarding the healing of emotional and mental problems and further reiterate present healing practices adopting naturalism of the world, thought and being

Read more

Summary

Introduction

A broad spectrum of medical science practices has proven fruitful in addressing the healthcare issues of the contemporary society, issues emanating from the emotional, psychological and behavioural domains remain insufficiently addressed following their complexity. Overemphasis on the adoption of the conventional medical practices in healing individuals with both physical and emotional has over time decelerated the application of philosophies of mind, body, and spirit in healing individuals in the society with traumas, depression, old age loneliness among other diverse emotional and psychological disorders. Provision of drugs vaguely addresses the problem as mental, social or emotional ailments require dynamic therapies and philosophies to heal. In this regard, the effective implementation of philosophies of the mind, body, and spirit hold an integral role in the bridging of the gap existing in the medical therapeutic practice of healing emotions and feelings of loneliness, depression or anxiety

Methods
Discussion
Conclusion
Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call