Begley S S
J Holist Nurs. 1994 Sep;12(3):323-42. doi: 10.1177/089801019401200309.
Tibetan medicine, at 2,500 years old, is considered the oldest surviving medical tradition. A combination of logical healing practices, spiritual methods, and mystical practice, this tradition has a holistic basis as one of its foundational theories. It is known as the earliest form of mind-body medicine and can lend much of its wisdom to holistic and psychosomatic medicine and nursing, as well as the emerging field of psychoneuroimmunology. A basic overview of Tibetan medicine, coupled with a Western-educated nurse's experience during the care of a Tibetan Buddhist monk, provided an expanded view of the riches inherent in transcultural holistic nursing.
藏医学有2500年历史，被认为是现存最古老的医学传统。这种传统融合了逻辑治疗方法、精神疗法和神秘修行，其基础理论之一是整体观。它被誉为身心医学的最早形式，能为整体医学、身心医学与护理以及新兴的心理神经免疫学领域提供诸多智慧。对藏医学的基本概述，再加上一位接受过西方教育的护士在护理一名藏传佛教僧侣期间的经历，为跨文化整体护理所蕴含的丰富内涵提供了更广阔的视角。
