MeSH Browser

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; Touch, Therapeutic
NLM Classification #: WB 890
Previous Indexing: Alternative Medicine (1985-1995); Holistic Health (1983-1992); Touch (1975-1995)
Public MeSH Note: 1996
History Note: 1996
Date Introduced: 1996/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Therapeutic Touch MeSH Descriptor Data 2026