An Integrated View of Health and Well-being

Part I. Health and Well-being in the Western Tradition

1. Well-Being in the West: Hygieia Before and After the Demographic Transition
Corey L. M. Keyes, Kate Cartwright

2. The Psychosomatic View
Nicoletta Sonino, Giovanni A. Fava

Part II. Health and Well-being in Indian Traditions

3. The Perspectives on Reality in Indian Traditions and Their Implications for Health and Well-Being
Kiran Kumar K. Salagame

4. Concept of Health in Āyurveda
P. Ram Manohar

5. Determinants of Health and Well-Being in Āyurveda
A. N. Narayanan Nambi

6. The Role of Social Rituals in Well-Being
P. R. Krishna Kumar

7. Health and Well-being in Indian Local Health Traditions
Unnikrishnan Payyappallimana

Part III. Bridging the worlds

8. Quantum Logic in Āyurveda
Rama Jayasundar

9. The Psychological Roots of Health Promotion
Antonella Delle Fave

10. The Emergence of Health in Complex Adaptive Systems: A Common Ground for Āyurveda and Western Science
Antonio Morandi, Antonella Delle Fave

Part IV. Conclusions

11. Joining Knowledge Traditions: Towards an Integrated Approach to Health and Well-Being
Antonio Morandi, A. N. Narayanan Nambi, Antonella Delle Fave

Keywords: Psychology, Positive Psychology, Quality of Life Research, Regional and Cultural Studies, Cross Cultural Psychology, Health Psychology