Mind-body therapy use and magical thinking

Laura G. Kiken

Social Science & Medicine, 2019, vol. 237, issue C, -

Abstract: Mind-body therapy use is an increasing social and clinical trend. Practitioners of mind-body therapies still disseminate traditional mechanistic explanations such as purification of mental or vital forces. These explanations sound similar to magical thinking, especially thought-action fusion.

Keywords: Magical; Cognition; Beliefs; Thought-action fusion; Mind-body; Complementary and alternative medicine (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.05.045

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