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Symptoms, such as emotional and physical pain, let one know that the body is distressed in some way. Healing a distressed body requires both the art and science of medicine.
The practice and management of health care has undergone significant changes in recent years. Basic science has challenged the traditional segregation between physical health and emotional well being. The evidence that psychological and behavioral factors impact physical illness is robust. For example, depression and anger have repeatedly been identified as key predictors of a poor recovery from a heart attack.
As research findings identify observable ways the mind and body interact, it is becoming increasingly clear that health is dependent on a balance of many dimensions including:
Physical
Psychological
Spiritual
Social
Environmental
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