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Therapeutic Touch MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Therapeutic Touch
Tree Number(s)
E02.190.525.906
E02.190.901.830
Unique ID
D019124
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019124
Annotation
coord IM with disease /‌ther (IM); do not confuse with MASSAGE or other MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS
Scope Note
Placing of the hands of the healer upon the person to be cured with the intent of spiritual energetic healing.
Entry Version
THER TOUCH
Entry Term(s)
Laying-on-of-Hands
Reiki
Touch, Therapeutic
NLM Classification #
WB 890
Previous Indexing
Alternative Medicine (1985-1995)
Holistic Health (1983-1992)
Touch (1975-1995)
Public MeSH Note
96
History Note
96
Date Established
1996/01/01
Date of Entry
1995/06/08
Revision Date
2013/07/09
Therapeutic Touch Preferred
Reiki Narrower
Laying-on-of-Hands Narrower
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