Publications

The IIAHS publishes books, reports and articles contributing to the development of a comprehensive approach in the health sciences. They can be retrieved as printed matter or in electronic form
(as pdf-files).

Several of them are offered here as e-book, free to download and free to distribute for non-commercial purposes. Of course, all texts are further copyrigh protected.It is only allowed to distribute the complete texts, not to change them or parts of it!

All downloads are in pfd-format. Open the link and save a copy to your hard disk.

Health Promotion - guides for practice

Lafaille, R. (1995)  Meditation for health promotion

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Dutch translation: Meditatie voor gezondheidsbevordering.

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Also a German translation is available.

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Lafaille, R. (1998 - second edition) Ending the Thirst... A Meditation Manual for Health Promotion.

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An Italian translation is published by FrancoAngeli in Milan.

Arabic edition
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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Portuguese edition
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A New edition is in preparation.

Lafaille, R. (2006) Bodily Posture and Awareness

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Life style research

Lafaille, R. (1991) Programma's voor Gezonde Leefwijze. Een aanzet tot een culturologische en synthetische analyse (Healthy Life-Style Programs. A Contribution to the Development of a culturological and Synthetic Analysis). (Only in Dutch available)

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Intro
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7 - Conclusions

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Lafaille R. (1997) An Evaluation Research of Yoga as an Healthy Life-Style Program.

Sumarising article of the book mentioned above (in English)

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Lafaille R. () How Healthy is the Lifestyle in Catholic Monasteries?

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Ecology and the Healthy House

Lafaille, R. (1998) Searching Solutions for Current Problems
(About car pollution)

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Health theories & theoretical reflections

Lafaille R. (1997) The new science of health

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Lafaille R. (1996) The Placebo: Mysterious Forces or Investigating Complexity?

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Lafaille, R. (1998) How objective is a belly dancer? - About the seduction of science.

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Paper about pain
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Lafaille, R. (1997) Interview with Ilona Kickbusch about health promotion.

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Lafaille, R. (1997) Interview with Helmut Milz about the Charter of Ottawa

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Fulder, S. (2005) Remembering the Holistic View
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Biographical research and methodology

Lafaille R., Lebeer J. and Mielants P. (1995) The study of life histories for understanding health and healing. The observation of the biographical process. Part A: fundamental issues.

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Lafaille R. and Ms. C. (1997) Biographical Aspects of the Implementation of New Medical Technologies: a Case Study in the field of Genetic Control.
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Lafaille R. and Van Puyvelde E. () Training von Pflegekräften zur Entwicklung und Optimierung Ihrer kommunikativen Kompetenz im Umgang mit Patienten.

(Only in German available)

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Lafaille, R. and Wildeboer, H. (1996) Validity and Reliability during the Process of Observation and Data Collection in Biographical Research.

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Lafaille, R. (1998) Qualitative versus Quantitative Research - About a false Dilemma.
Published in INSH-News, n°5, July-1998

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Lafaille, R. (1994) Computerprograms for qualitative research.

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Peacework

Lafaille, R. (2000/2006) 27 Reflections

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Bibliography of the Health Sciences

Lafaille, R. (1993) Concepts and Theories in the health sciences

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Göpel, E. & Beckemeyer-Schweer, M. (1993) Training programs for health education and health promotion/Didaktik der Gesundheitswissenschaften.

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Lafaille, R & Wildeboer, H. (s.d.) Biographical Methodology and Research

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