Moyers Scans Medical Frontier TELEVISION PREVIEW: `HEALING AND THE MIND' ON PBS
M. S. Mason,, The Christian Science Monitor
WESTERN medicine is just beginning to understand the link between thought and ill health, between the human mind and the human body. The harmful effects of stress, depression, and anger on the body have been well documented.
Now, many mainstream medical experts say there may be a positive relationship between happier emotions and healing. Bill Moyers takes on "Healing and the Mind" in a difficult five-part documentary series (airing Feb. 22-24 on PBS, check local listings) that investigates the growing medical interest in and exploration of the human mind/body link.
The two questions Mr. Moyers explores are: How do thoughts and feelings influence health? How is …
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Article title: Moyers Scans Medical Frontier TELEVISION PREVIEW: `HEALING AND THE MIND' ON PBS.
Contributors: M. S. Mason, - Author.
Newspaper title: The Christian Science Monitor.
Publication date: February 19, 1993.
Page number: 13.
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