PSY 433 Lecture 5: 5
29 Jul 2020
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The concept of non-pharmacological therapies (tnf) has been used for several decades to refer to interventions that, through non-chemical primary agents, aim to improve the quality of life of healthy or sick people. The public fieldof tncs is very broad: it covers many pathologies and techniques of a physical, physico-chemical, psychosocial, motor and environmental nature. Selective ablation of myocardial tissue using radio wave catheterization is an important non-weapons therapeutic toolin the current treatment of cardiacarrhythmias. Apheresis is a technique that involves filtering the blood to remove a specific compound (e. g. cholesterol) before returning the blood to the patient. This technique is used in many diseases (hematologics, autoimmunes, etc. ) and has even begun to be experienced in alzheimer"s disease (ea) (hern ndez ruiz et al. , 2008). But you don"t need to look for such sophisticated examples. The non-logical pharmacolysal approachhas been practiced since the origins of medicine, and is a fundamental pillar in the management of all chronic diseases.
