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ISSN 1538-1080
DOI:10.58717/ijhc.01

ISSN 1538-1080

Author: IJHC Editor

A Case Study of a Southern California High School Speech & Debate Team

In 2005 I was introduced to the activity of speech and debate through a friend that was currently a member of both the speech and debate team and the theater program. As a self-described “theater geek,” my initial perceptions were skeptical that an activity necessitating debate would inform my understanding of what it meant to be a “good actor.” I simply could not comprehend the educative overlap between what appeared to be a rigorously academic center of speech and debate and the aesthetic center of theater. My misconceptions, however, met a swift demise.

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June 14, 2022

The effects of short term Traditional Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine intervention on long term PTSD and Depression

Western Medicine thus far has had little success with the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Acupuncture appears to have a reasonable success rate in treatment of PTSD, but most cases are not clear–cut. This is largely due to complicated life situations and concomitant heath issues. The population as a whole also has a relatively high rate of non-compliance.

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June 1, 2022

Comorbidities and the Treatment of Pain using Acupuncture

Pain is possibly the condition most commonly treated by acupuncture (Fan, A. Y., et al., 2017, Hao, J. J., & Mittelman, M., 2014). Acupuncture has also been shown to be an effective intervention for multiple types of pain (Vickers, A. J., et al., 2018). There are myriad reasons for patients to have pain, but the rationale for pain within Chinese medicine, no matter the type, always remains the same. Bu tong ze teng, bu teng ze tong. Where there is pain there is not free flow (of blood, energy, and fluids), where there is free flow (of blood, energy, and fluids) there is not pain. This means that for pain to be relieved and healing facilitated, circulation must be at the least improved and ideally restored to an optimal state.

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June 1, 2022

Exploring Classical Music As Music Therapy

For many people, music therapy makes them think of playing a drum set in rock group, or singing in a choir. Another group thinks of “new age” music or “easy listening” as music therapy. The fact is, any type of music can be used for therapeutic purposes if it satisfies the specific needs of the person involved. For this article we will explore classical music and what kinds of therapeutic responses it can trigger.

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June 1, 2022

On the abortion issue

 My first thought when news broke about the Supreme Court’s possible decision to eliminate the protections for women of Roe v. Wade was—Oh no! Not again! The late 1960s were filled with seemingly endless discussions and arguments about the abortion issue. By the time Roe v. Wade was passed, I was almost more relieved to

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June 1, 2022
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A Personal Perspective on Abortion

When I was in high school in the 1970’s, one of my friends in home room that morning came in and did not look good. She was paper white. My friend Kathy and I asked her what was wrong and she replied, “Nothing, do not talk too loud, please!” Then she took a deep breath, fell out of her chair, and proceeded to hemorrhage all over the floor. She had had a backroom abortion the night before and that morning died in front of me as she bled out.

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June 1, 2022

Restoring Wholeness To Psychiatry: Models Of Understanding

RESTORING WHOLENESS TO PSYCHIATRY: MODELS OF UNDERSTANDING Gregory Brown, M.D.1, Lisa Durette, M.D.2, Timothy Ebright, D.O.3, Katie Cho, D.O.4 1 Director of Psychiatry Residency Training, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada Las Vegas 2 Director of Child and Adolescent Fellowship, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at

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April 5, 2022

Mills et al.

Energy Healing Use in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Number and Distribution of Practitioners, Types of Therapies Offered, and Costs for Services Paul J. Mills, Ph.D.1 Margaret M. Moga, Ph.D.2 Judy Ferrig, M.S.3 Caitlin A. Connor, DAOM, AMP, PGDip, EHP-C4,5 1 Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA.

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April 5, 2022

Moga, M

Is there scientific evidence for chakras? Margaret Moga PhD1 1 Associate Professor Indiana University School of Medicine Terre Haute, Indiana. Abstract: Chakras are part of Eastern spiritual traditions and Western biofield therapies. In this narrative review, anatomical and physiological evidence in support of chakras as scientifically detectable structures is examined. Although there have been few

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April 5, 2022

Hilberg et al.

The Effects of Intention-Broadcasting on Self-compassion in Adults: A Pilot Study Gabriele Hilberg, PhD1 , Daniel C. Harner, PhD2 , Nisha J. Manek, MD3 , William A. Tiller, PhD4 1Gabriele Hilberg, PhD, Merraki Institute 2Daniel Harner, PhD, Health and Healing Clinic, Sedona, AZ 3Nisha J. Manek, MD, Kingman Regional Medical Center, AZ 4William A. Tiller,

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April 5, 2022
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