Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care (Jan 2020)

Salutogenesis: A bona fide guide towards health preservation

  • Sudip Bhattacharya,
  • Keerti Bhusan Pradhan,
  • Md Abu Bashar,
  • Shailesh Tripathi,
  • Arulmani Thiyagarajan,
  • Abhay Srivastava,
  • Amarjeet Singh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_260_19
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 16 – 19

Abstract

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Preserving health requires a holistic approach involving the component of physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being as stated by World Health Organisation. Salutogenesis concept focuses on the factors responsible for well-being rather than the disease pathogenesis in contrary to pathogenesis concept. This evidence-based summary tries to shed a light on existing concept called salutogenesis which is much required in the current scenario.

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