Holistic

approach
Dr.H.Fida

Objectives
definitions of holistic approach
what is holistic medicine
history of holistic approach
alternative medicine and
complementary medicine
Description
overview

definition
The words holism and holistic are
derived from the Greek word holos,
meaning whole.
Holism is based on an understanding that
the whole is greater than the sum of its
parts.

An approach to medical care that

emphasises the study of all
aspects of persons health,
including physical, psychological,
social, and cultural factors.

What does Holistic means?

Holistic therapies have been around
for thousands of years and were
commonly used in ancient Egypt,
China and India for their therapeutic
effects.
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Holistic means care for the whole

person, mind, body, and spirit.
The holistic approach to health
differences from the conventional
medical approach in that it takes into
account the whole patient rather than
just focusing on the symptom or the
part that has the problem.
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Holistic medicine is a term used to

describe therapies that attempt to
treat the whole person. That is,
instead of treating an illness, as
orthodox allopathy, holistic medicine
looks at an indiviuals overall
physical, mental, spiritual, and
emotional well-being before
recommending treatment.
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A practitioner with a holistic

approach treats the symptoms of
illness as well as looking for the
underlying cause of illness.

Holistic medicine also attempts to

prevent illness by placing a
greater emphasis on optimizing
health. the bodys system are
seen as interdependent parts of
the persons whole being.

definitions
Holistic medicine is a term used to
describe therapies that attempt to treat the
patient as a whole person.
Holistic medicine looks at an individuals
overall physical,mental,spiritual,and
emotional well-being before
recommending treatment.
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Holistic medicine is the art and

science of healing that
addresses the whole person as
interdependent unit of body,
mind and spirit.

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 Definition
Holistic medicine means
consideration of the complete
person, physically, mentally, and
socially, in the management of
condition. Holistic medicine aims to
treat a patient by considering all
aspects that make up a person
(mind, body, spirit).
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Conventional medicine treats only

the part of body which is no longer
working correctly and fails to deal
with the imbalance which caused
the problem in the first place.

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Complementary and alternative

medicines use non-invasive and
non-pharmaceutical techniques
as an alternative to the
conventional medicine
approach. holistic medicines
include (also as alternative or
complementary medicine).
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What is the history behind it?

Holistic medicine has its roots in
several ancient healing traditions
that stress healthy living and
being in harmony with nature.

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Socrates promoted a holistic

approach.
Hippocrates, emphasized the
bodys ability to heal itself .

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The word holistic was first

introduced by the South African
philosopher and statesman Jan
Christian Smuts in Holism and
evolution(1926).The word and the
concept lay more or less forgotten
until the 1970s
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It was not until 1926, that Jan

Christiaan Smuts coined the term
holism. Which has given us the
more integrated concept of
psychosomatic medicine now
known as holistic medicine.In the
1970s, holistic became a more
common term.
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Today , holistic medicine is

known as approach to life and
health which brings together the
physical, mental, and spiritual
aspects of a person in order to
create a total sense of well
being.
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Description
Holistic medicine focused on
how the physical, mental,
emotional and spiritual
elements of body are
interconnected to maintain
wellness (holistic health).
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Holistic health is not itself a

method of treatment, but instead
an approach to how treatment
should be applied.

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In traditional medicine patient is

only passively involved. In contrast,
holistic approaches patients are
active participant in the healing
process.

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Description
when one part of the body or mind
is not working properly, it is
believed to affect the whole
person .holistic approaches focus
on the whole person rather than
just on the illness or part of the
body that is not healthy.
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Here are some of the major holistic

therapies;
1.herbal medicine
2.homeopathy
3.traditional Chinese medicine
4.nutritional therapies
5.stress reduction
6.psychotherapy
7.massage
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Most of these schools do not

originate from the western
medical-scientific tradition, and
lack sufficient scientific evidence
to verify their claims.

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Overview
Available scientific evidence
does not support claims that
holistic medicine, when used
without mainstream or
conventional medicine, is
effective in treating cancer or
any other disease.
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Overview
However, many health
professionals promote healthy
lifestyle habits such as
exercising, eating a nutritious
diet, not smoking, and
managing stress as important in
maintaining good health.
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Overview
This term is used by doctors
to reflect a new focus on a
persons health (to include
prevention, rehabilitation, and
other approaches) rather than
on illness alone.
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Overview
In mainstream medicine, a
holistic approach generally
means a more inclusive
approach to a persons health,
one that includes the patients
social and cultural situation as
well as her or his illness.
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Overview
biopsychosocial sphere of
patient. this means that a
persons health includes the
mind,body,and spirit, as well as
the surrounding culture and
environment.
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