Health and healing: How can I help others, and especially those in difficulty?

Health and well-being

• 6.1 --Sharma, Anamika -- Yoga as an Intervention Strategy for Augmenting Spiritual Intelligence* (P-2002)
• 6.1 --Taneja, Puja -- Triguna as Mediating Variable in Stress and Well-being Relationship: A theoretical model* (P-2002)
• 6.1 --Dalal, Ajit K. -- Folk wisdom and traditional healing practices: Some lessons for modern psychotherapies.**
  This chapter explores the characteristic features of traditional healing practices and attempts to decipher the ways in which they work. The purpose is to draw parallels between folk practices and modern psychotherapies and identify learning opportunities from ancient wisdom.
• 6.1 --Goswami, Ayushman -- Yogata Karmasu Kaushalam* (P-2002)
• 6.1 --Agarwal, Adesh -- Spritual and Subjective Well-Being in Indian Tradition and Contemporary Psychology* (P-2002)
• 6.1 --Ashar, Haresh -- Study of Metropolitan Psychology and Managing Occupational Stress through Yogic Techniques* (B-2007)
• 6.1 --Bala, Indu -- Vipassana: A Practical Approach for Mental Peace* (B-2007)
• 6.1 --Bijlani, R.L. -- The yogic view of life with a special reference to medicine* (P-2002)
• 6.1 --Brownstein, Arthur -- Mind-Body Interactions in Health and Healing: a Yogic Perspective** (P-2004)
• 6.1 --Dalal, Ajit K. -- Social interventions to moderate discriminatory attitudes: The case of the physically challenged in India**
  Disability attitudes are the major barriers in improving life conditions of physically challenged in developing countries. In this article, some social interventions aimed at changing the disability attitudes of rural people in India are discussed.
• 6.1 --Dalal, Ajit K. & Misra, G. -- Psychology of health and well-being: Some emerging perspectives**
  This paper tries to offer an overview of the salient developments in the area of health psychology by critically examining the concepts and research evidence. The key aspects of Ayurveda and the contemporary health scenario in the Indian context is presented. A comprehensive model of health consisting of three components, i.e., restoration, maintenance and promotion is presented.
• 6.1 --Elamurugan, V.S. -- Yoga, Liberation and Transformation, Health and Healing** (P-2004)
• 6.1 --Gaur, Sunil D. -- Rethinking Well Being* (B-2007)
• 6.1 --Kothari, Saroj -- Yoga and Health* (P-2002)
• 6.1 --Kumar, Kuldeep -- Faith in the Doctrine of Karma: Effect on Psychological Well Being and Life Satisfaction* (B-2007)
• 6.1 --Lakshmi, L. Bhagya -- Hatha Yoga and Health (LBL)* (B-2007)
• 6.1 --Murthy, B. Krishna -- Yoga in Promoting Mental Health* (P-2002)
• 6.1 --Ojha, Sandhya -- Yoga: As a Psychological Discipline* (P-2002)
• 6.1 --Raveesh, B.N. -- Role of Religion in Health** (P-2004)
• 6.1 --Singh, Arun Pratap -- Religiosity and Well Being among Urban Adolescents: Implications for Life Style Intervention Programme* (B-2007)
• 6.1 --Singh, Maneesha -- Does Spirituality Help in Keeping Oneself Healthy?* (B-2007)

Psychological aspects of physical illness

• 6.2 --Annalakshmi, N. -- Interventions for Cancer Patients with Integral Psychology
• 6.2 --Dalal, Ajit K. & Biswas, G. -- Self-construal among healthy and chronically sick women**
  The nature of self-construal was qualitatively explored among healthy and chronically sick women. The narrative analysis of their life scripts focused on the role of health and life circumstances in shaping their self-construal. It was found that most of these women construed their selves in terms of their role relationships.
• 6.2 --Dalal, Ajit K. & Singh, A.K. -- The role of causal and recovery beliefs in the psychological adjustment to a chronic disease**
  This paper attempts to study psychological adjustment of hospital patients seeking treatment for tuberculosis using the attributional theoretical approach. They examined patients' perceptions of their disease, its causes and the factors which may be responsible for recovery. The findings highlighted the importance of cultural factors in shaping patients' perception of the causes and recovery. They revealed the extent to which metaphysical concerns shape the construction of illness in India, and also explain why patients seek alternative healing systems.
• 6.2 --Kumar, Navin -- Yoga Nidra: A Psychotherapeutic Tool For Stress Management* (B-2007)
• 6.2 --Misra, Nishi -- Application of Yoga in the Management of Stress-Related Illnesses* (P-2002)
• 6.2 --Nachimuthu, P. -- Relevance of Rituals* (P-2004)
• 6.2 --Annalakshmi, N. -- Integral Psychotherapeutic Intervention for Disturbances of Mind, Body and Vital among Adolescents* (P-2004)
• 6.2 --Nagarathnamma, B. -- Effect of Yoga in the Alleviation of Psychosomatic Disorders* (P-2002)

Mental illness

• 6.3 --Husain, Akbar -- Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi's Viewpoint on the Concepts of Normality and Abnormality* (P-2002)
• 6.3 --Manohar, P. Ram -- Ayurvedic approach to treating disorders of the mind* (B-2007)
• 6.3 --Naqvi, Arshi Raza -- Siddha System of Medicine: The South Indian Alchemy* (P-2002)

Counselling; therapy

• 6.4 --Narayanan, S. -- The probabilistic orientation** (P-2001)
• 6.4 --Deo, Jay Mangal -- Buddhist Approach to Emotional Management* (P-2002)
• 6.4 --Rao, Mrinalini -- Karma Yoga as Preventive Therapy* (P-2002)
• 6.4 --Sebastian, K.A. -- Some Reflections on Meditation and Intimacy* (P-2002)
• 6.4 --Dutia, Asha -- Aesthetics of Change: How family therapy works* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Minhas, L.S. -- An Indian Theory of Music and Its Impact on Human Mind* (P-2002)
• 6.4 --Cortright, Brant -- Integral psychotherapy as existential Vedanta** (P-2001)
• 6.4 --Miovic, Michael -- Towards a spiritual psychology: bridging psychodynamic psychotherapy with integral yoga** (P-2001)
• 6.4 --Shetgovekar, Suhas -- Petal Oracle (Prasad Pakhali): A Psychotherapeutic Approach* (B-2007)
• 6.4 --Ahi, Sneha -- Silence and Healing* (B-2007)
• 6.4 --Anand, Jyoti -- What is Psychological Healing? Towards Identifying its Salient Attributes* (B-2007)
• 6.4 --Anand, Jyoti -- Theory of Karma and Psychological Healing** (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Basu, Soumitra -- Integral psychotherapy: personal encounters** (P-2001)
• 6.4 --Bijlani, R.L. -- A Spiritual Approach to Cognitive Therapy* (B-2007)
• 6.4 --Dalal, Ajit K. -- Indigenous belief system and its linkages with mental and physical health* (B-2007)
• 6.4 --Dalal, Ajit K. -- Folk Wisdom and Traditional Healing Practices: Some Lessons for Modern Psychotherapies* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Dhingra, Niti -- Furthering Integration between Eastern Spirituality and Western Psychotherapy* (B-2007)
• 6.4 --Dilipkumar, K.V. -- Ayurvedic perspective of psychotherapy* (B-2007)
• 6.4 --Dokkupalle, Saroja -- Effect of behaviour, hypno and spiritual therapies on management of anxiety neurosis* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Gala, Jigisha -- Coping With Stress Among Indian Adolescents Belonging to the High Income Group** (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Khalsa, Sat Bir -- Yoga as a Clinical Intervention for Psychological Conditions* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Kirmani, Mustafa Nadeem -- Rituals as part of Therapeutic Systems in India* (P-2002)
• 6.4 --Manickam, L. Sam S. -- Integrative Change Model in Psychotherapy: Perspectives from Indian Thought* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Menon, Sangeetha -- Healing through love, debate and just being: Instances from Indian traditions* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Mohan, Radha -- Hypnotherapy as a Psychotherapeutic Tool to Transformation* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Ojha, Sandhya -- Psychotherapy in Ayurveda* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Pahwa, Manasi -- Spirituality and Counseling** (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Pandey, Alok -- Consciousness based approach: An overview** (2009)
  The article focuses on a consciousness-based approach towards health and healing. According to the author an illness is essentially an inner disequilibrium and that the healer’s task is primarily to help the pateint regain the inner and the outer balance.
• 6.4 --Pandey, Alok -- Psychotherapy and Indian Thought* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Pandey, Alok -- Practical aspects of integral psychotherapy** (P-2001)
• 6.4 --Patel, Chandrakant P. -- Tics and Suicidal Proneness Treated with Integral Psychology* (P-2002)
• 6.4 --Ranta, Randhir Singh -- Management of Stress and Coping Behavior of Police Personnel through Indian Psychological Techniques* (B-2007)
• 6.4 --Rao, Mrinalini -- The Wave yearns to be Water: Cultural practices in the Indian tradition to invoke wholeness** (B-2007)
  The article takes a deeper look into Hinduism and the various psychological implications it has on the modern practitioner.
• 6.4 --Robinson, S. -- Yoga and Indian Approaches to Psychology* (P-2002)
• 6.4 --Sharma, Pulkit -- On The Seashore: Dialogues Between Indian Psychology and Modern Psychotherapy** (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Sovatsky, Stuart -- Spiritual Depths of Admiration in Family Therapy: Grihasta-Family Life as a Spiritual Path* (P-2002)
• 6.4 --Tripathi, K.M. -- Pratyahara-as a technique of Mental Health management* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Tripathi, K.M. -- An Indian approach of psychotherapy: Sattvavajaya — Concept and application* (P-2002)
• 6.4 --Varma, Suneet -- Self work as a prerequisite for counselors and therapists: An Indian perspective* (B-2007)
• 6.4 --Vyas, Bhaskar -- Utilization of Archetypal Symbols from Indian Tradition in Hypnotherapy* (P-2004)
• 6.4 --Vyas, Rajni -- Scientific Foundation of Hypnotherapy* (P-2004)

Statistical & neurological studies of the effects of yoga

• 6.5 --Akhter, Jamal -- Indian Psychology and Practical Applications of Yoga* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Balakrishnan, R. -- Yoga Attitude and USHA Well-being among Yoga practicioners* (P-2004)
• 6.5 --Bhushan, Braj -- Cognition & Consciousness Research: Integrating Science & Spirituality* (P-2004)
• 6.5 --Deuskar, M. -- Yoga Nidra and Stress Reduction* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Gaur, B.P. -- Effect of Preksha Meditation on Management of Stress in Teen Agers* (P-2004)
• 6.5 --Khubalkar, Rupashree -- Psycho-Physiological effects of Integral Meditation * (P-2004)
• 6.5 --Khubalkar, Rupashree -- Psycho-Physiological Effects of Integral Meditation* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Mahendran, P. -- Effect of Yoga Practice - "The Art of Living" - on the Subjective Well-being of the General Population* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Manjunath, N.K. -- Changes in the Depression System Scores and Self-rated Sleep of Institutionalised Elderly Persons Following Yoga and Ayurvedic Interventions* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Mishra, Gyandeep -- A study of effect of Pranic Healing (Prana Therapy) on Blood pressure and alpha EEG* (B-2007)
• 6.5 --Mohan, K. Krishna -- Spirituality,Mental Health and Psychotherapy* (P-2004)
• 6.5 --Mohan, K. Krishna -- Spirituality and well-being: an overview** (P-2001)
• 6.5 --Murthy, A.R.V. -- Conquest of Mind - The Methods and Means* (B-2007)
• 6.5 --Muthu, A. Madalai -- Yoga and Stress Management* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Naveen, K.V. -- Yoga and Psychosis: Risks and Therapeautic Potential * (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Pandith, Shilpa Ashok -- Quality of Life: A Yogic View Using Qualitative and Quantitative Research* (B-2007)
• 6.5 --Panwar, M.R. -- Effects of Yogic Exercises on Mental Functions at High-Altitude Acclimatization* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Prakash, G.P. -- Effect of Yoga on Blood Pressure and Moods of Grassland Scientists of Jhansi* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Rani, N. Jhansi -- Effect of Enhancement of Oxygen Supply through Yogic Procedure on Cognitive Task Performance* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Satapathy, Sujata -- Combined Effect of Art of Living, Counselling and Medical Treatment on Specific Mental Disorders: Some interventional case studies* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Saxena, Manjari -- Comparative Study Of Various Breathing Exercises (Pranayama) And Meditation On Cases Of Bronchial Asthma With Mild To Moderate Severity* (B-2007)
• 6.5 --Saxena, Tarun Kumar -- Effects Of Various Exercises (Yogic / Walking) On Fresh Cases Of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus And Their Relation To Serum Insulin Level* (B-2007)
• 6.5 --Sharma, Anshuman -- Effect of Preksha Meditation on Frustration of Prisoners* (P-2004)
• 6.5 --Sudha, P. -- A Comparative Study of Psychological Distress Among Practicioners and Non-Practicioners of Yoga* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Telles, Shirley -- Yoga and Psychology: A Brief Overview of Research at Swami Vivekanand Yoga Research Foundation* (P-2002)
• 6.5 --Yaqub, Keikhashan -- Yoga: A Holisitc Approach to Spiritual Health and Well-Being* (P-2002)