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ReviewCurrent psychiatry reports2025

Integrative Oncology and Palliative Care in Iran: Mind, Body, Religion, and Spirituality.

Maryam Rassouli, Houman Farzin, Aga Kehinde, Hadis Ashrafizadeh

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Review in Current psychiatry reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Maryam RassouliSchool of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Nizwa, Nizwa, Sultanate of Oman.
Houman FarzinDivision of Palliative Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences,, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Aga KehindeRoyal Surrey County Hospital, Cancer Centre, British Society for Integrative Oncology (BSIO), Synthesis Clinic, Guildford, Surrey, Canada.
Hadis AshrafizadehFaculty of Nursing, Student Research Committee, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran. Ashrafizadeh.h1993@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis narrative review critically examines the role of integrative oncology interventions, mind-body, spirituality, and religion-informed therapies, embedded within palliative care practices in Iran from 2021 to 2024. RECENT

findingsQuantitative studies reveal that mindfulness-based stress reduction, cognitive hypnotherapy, and spiritual therapies grounded in Quranic recitation significantly reduce pain, anxiety, and depression, while enhancing QOL and resilience. Qualitative research highlights persistent unmet spiritual needs related to meaning, hope, and social support. Small sample sizes, short follow-up, urban-centric studies, lack of consensus on spiritual-care definitions, and provider skepticism impede generalizability and implementation.

conclusionsStrengthening methodological rigor, developing culturally tailored evidence-based protocols, and fostering collaboration between palliative care clinicians and integrative oncology providers are imperative to advance holistic cancer care in Iran. Policy support and provider education will accelerate practice integration.

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Integrative OncologyMind-Body TherapiesNeoplasmsPalliative CareSpiritualitySpiritual TherapiesHumansIranIntegrative oncologyMind-Body interventionsMindfulnessPalliative careReligionSpirituality

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PMID40932589

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