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    Area of Science:

    • Integrative medicine
    • Philosophy of medicine
    • Psychoneuroimmunology

    Background:

    • Disease disrupts the mind-body unity essential for holistic healing.
    • Current medical paradigms often separate mind and body, hindering a complete healing approach.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore the role of transcendence in promoting healing.
    • To reframe transcendence within a monistic mind-body framework.
    • To advocate for medicine as both a healing art and a curative science.

    Main Methods:

    • Conceptual analysis of healing and transcendence.
    • Philosophical examination of mind-body dualism versus monism.
    • Integration of psychological and physiological perspectives on pain and illness.

    Main Results:

    • Transcendence can alter beliefs, influencing the body's pain response.
    • Altered pain perception and meaning-making facilitate emotional coping with illness.
    • A monistic view supports integrating the 'healing art' with medical science.

    Conclusions:

    • Transcendence is a key mechanism for promoting healing by addressing the whole person.
    • Adopting a monistic perspective enhances the understanding and practice of medicine.
    • Medicine should embrace its role as a healing art, complementing its scientific curative functions.