CURRICULUM VITAE
Søren Ventegodt
Updated: November 25, 2009
Søren Ventegodt, MD, MMedSci, MSc
Director
Quality of Life Research Center
Frederiksberg Alle 13A, 2tv
DK-1820 Copenhagen V
Denmark
Direct +45 33 14 11 13
Mobile +45 20 66 67 66
E-mail: ventegodt@livskvalitet.org
Website: http://www.livskvalitet.org
CONTENT
1. Short biography
2. Curriculum vitae
· Biographical sketch
· Education
· Further studies
· Academic appointments and experience
· Clinical academic appointments and experience
· Administrative and organizational experience
· Academic and professional honors, citations and awards
· Committee work
· Review and referee work
· Research grants and other funded projects and programs
· Active participation in scientific meetings
· Professional society membership
· Supervision of medical students, Ph.D. students, residents and students from allied professions
3. List of publications
· Books written
· Original articles
· Case reports and short communications
· Review articles
· Monographs
· Chapters in books
· Invited papers in scientific meetings
· Papers presented at scientific meetings
· Books edited
· Committee reports, internal reports and other reports
· Special issues editor
· Audio-visual, films, video, slides and other educational publications
· Newspaper articles, feature articles etc.
· Review of books and other material
· Editorials
· Other publications
· Publication in preparation, submitted or accepted
4. Research programs
· Major research interests
· Current research programs
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Søren Ventegodt was born in 1961. His father was a historian specialised in maritime history and co-editor of the large Gyldendal Danish Encyclopaedia, his mother a nurse with a master degree in French. When Søren was 10 years old his younger brother Jesper died in a terrible drowning accident, which awakened Søren’s spiritually and he soon became interested in philosophy, science, sport and arts. At age 11 years, he started to write poetry, play music and read books on chemistry and at age 13 years he had his own chemistry lab in the family basement, which he continued to develop though his teenage years.
Gifted with a special talent for science he entered the University of Copenhagen at age 18 years and after studying chemistry, philosophy and finally medicine, he entered the research field of theoretical biology. During his last years at the university he developed a highly controversial theory of quality of life (QOL) and the state of consciousness as the primal factors causing disease including cancer. His research in quality of life soon became popular with the general public and in 1992 the Pharmacist Foundation of 1991 awarded him, while still a medical student, a grant of 600,000 Euro for his research in quality of life and health. The University Hospital in Copenhagen (Rigshospitalet) and the late pediatric professor Bengt Zachau-Christiansen helped him to establish the Quality of Life Survey using the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61 as the sample for the research. This way the Quality of Life Research Center (QOLRC) was established in 1993 at the University Hospital. In 1994 this institution became one of the first independent QOL Research Centers in Northern Europe and moved to its present location in the center of old Copenhagen with Søren as its director.
In 1997 the Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine was established. More than 100 peer reviewed scientific papers have now been published, making the QOLRC one of the worlds most productive centres of new medical knowledge in the field of clinical holistic medicine – “quality of life as medicine”. In 2003 the Scandinavian Research Institute for Working Life Quality (NFA) was established in Oslo, Norway based on the ideas, books and materials produced by Søren Ventegodt. In 2004 the Nordic School of Holistic Medicine was established at the QOLRC. He also participated in establishing the International Society for Holistic Health (ISHH) in 2004. In 2006 he became director of Nordic Campus, Interuniversity College, Graz.
Søren Ventegodt is today the author of 10 popular books (some of them best sellers) and hundreds of papers and articles in magazines and scientific journals. He is often used as a speaker on QOL and holistic health throughout the Nordic countries. Through more than 1,000 presentations and lectures at most of the universities and large companies in Denmark he has made 100,000 Danes understand the fundamental quality of life concepts. After more than 1,000 presentations in the national medias, from the nine a clock news to national TV- and radio programs and the front pages of the leading news papers during the past 14 years, the Danish society at large now seems to have assimilated the key message: that you can improve your QOL and thus prevent disease and even improve your health and ability if you are sick, unhappy or poorly functioning.
He is also working on an international book series “The Principles of Holistic Medicine” together with professor Joav Merrick, MD, DMSc.
He is a permanent member of the organizing committee arranging international conferences on Holistic Health together with the ISHH (International Society for Holistic Health), which he initiated in Copenhagen in 2004.
His most ambitious project is starting a holistic research hospital and he is working to raise the funds needed for the establishment. The hospital will take the scientific holistic medicine to the next level, which is the phase 3 clinical studies, documenting the effect of the new drug-free medicine on a large number of patients with many different diseases from cancer, autoimmune diseases, and chronic pains to schizophrenia and existential, developmental and psycho-sexual problems. His dream is that in 2030 many more physicians will use holistic training programs to help their patients fight the diseases instead of just giving bio-medical drugs, which often is not effective with chronic illness.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Name Søren Ventegodt
Date and place of birth 26th of March 1961
Copenhagen, Denmark
Present position Director
Quality of Life Research Center
Frederiksberg Alle 13A, 2tv
DK-1820 Copenhagen V
Denmark
Direct +45 33 14 11 13
Mobile +45 20 66 67 66
E-mail: ventegodt@livskvalitet.org
Website: http://www.livskvalitet.org
Home address: Schlegels Alle 4,5.t.v.
1807 Frederiksberg C.
Denmark
Citizenship Denmark
CPR number 26-03-61 – 0493
Marital status Divorced with one son
EDUCATION
1979-83 Studies in chemistry and philosophy at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
1981-90 Qualitative studies investigating quality of life and research examining scientific theory and the philosophy of science. During this period Søren Ventegodt was the prime driving force behind the project team “CORTEX CEREBI”, examining the connection between the structure of the brain (cerebrum) and consciousness.
1985-92 Working on re-interpreting the basic scientific subjects in a holistic paradigm (holistic cell biology, genetics, immunology, neurology, pharmacology, which included the production of nine monographs).
1985-92 Medical degree (MD) and Master of Medical Science (MMedSci), School of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2004-06 European Master of Science (MSc) in Complementary, Psychosocial and Integrated Health Sciences at the Inter-University College Graz and Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. FURTHER STUDIES
1988 Postgraduate course, “Molecular Pharmacology: Receptors, second messengers and other signal systems”, Department of Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen.
1991 Research tour USA: New York University (NYU) invited by professor Leo Goldburger and Stanford University School of Medicine to visit professor David Spiegel. Further meetings with Sam Feldman, Marvin Stein, Michael Selger, Howard D Kiebel, and John Koester.
1992-1994 Research fellow, University Hospital of Copenhagen working on psychometrics and measuring the quality of life.
1989-2005 14 study tours to investigate holistic medicine and primordial medicine in the USA, South America, Asia and Africa, including in 1992 studies in “psycho-neuro-immunology” for a period of two months (visiting Stanford, Berkeley, University of New York.) and 2005 studies in the Delicate Lodge Teachings (8 ray cosmology) in New Mexico.
1999 Training in holistic body work – the Rosen method. Trained by Marion Rosen and Hans Axelson in Copenhagen. The Rosen method is approved by the Rosen Institute in Berkeley, California, USA.
2000-2 Medical training at Næstved Hospital (internal medicine), Gentofte Hospital (surgery) and in family medicine at James Rex Essam’s clinic in Korsør (Danish Medical B-autorisation).
2000 Three month of holistic training in holistic body work. Teacher, body therapist Ole Kåre Føle (Ole Hartung).
2000 Study tour, Esalen Institute, Center for Alternative Education, California.
2003 Training as therapist in Bengt Stern’s existential body psychotherapy (a subtype of clinical holistic medcine) in Mullingstorp, Sweden (60 hours)
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1990- Visiting lecturer, Universities in Roskilde, Odense, Næstved, Åbenrå, Ålborg and Copenhagen (topics: disease, consciousness, quality of life and molecular biology).
1990-94 Founder of the “Task Force for the Research of Quality of Life in Copenhagen”, a cross-cultural research group based at the Panum Institute, University of Copenhagen.
1991- Lecturer, more than 1,000 lectures at the University Hospital of Copenhagen, the Social Welfare Committee’s National Congress, the Ministry of the Environment’s leading officials, Copenhagen’s Social Services Department, health and social service departments in a number of councils and counties, Siemens, IBM, Danfoss, Bikuben, PFA Pension, etc.
1992- Visiting lecturer, Centre for Management (the Danish Army), IBM’s management training course, at universities, hospitals, nursing schools, technical-schools, social service centres, somatic and psychiatric hospital wards.
1992- Lecturer, Quality of Life Research Centre, courses on “Quality of Life and Health”, “Philosophy of Life” and on the management course “Quality of Working Life for Managers”.
1992- Presenter and guest lecturer, foreign universities and international conferences on topics relating to holistic medicine and health, quality of life, health policy, leadership and environmental issues.
1994 External examiner, the Business College, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1996 Promoter and initiator, Summer School at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen on the “Spontaneous Order of Life”.
2000- Visiting lecturer, Nordic School of Public Health, Gottenburg, Sweden.
2004- Visiting lecturer, Aalborg University, Department of Health Technology. Aalborg, Denmark.
2004- Director, Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2005 Lecturer, Therapist training, 200 hours of teaching clinical holistic medicine to therapists at Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2006- Lecturer, Inter-University College, International Campus, Denmark in collaboration with Inter-University Consortium for Integrative Health Promotion, Inter-University College Graz, Schloss Seggau, Graz Austria, Schloss Schengen, Luxembourg and the Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
2006 Lecturer, Therapist training, 200 hours of teaching clinical holistic medicine to therapists at Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2007 Lecturer, Therapist training, 200 hours of teaching clinical holistic medicine to therapists at Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2007 Visiting lecturer, 20 hours course in quality of life research and Antonovsky salutogenesis for teachers at Broby Grafiska, Sunne, Sweden. Elsebråne Kursgård, Elsebråne, Karlshamn, Sweden, Oct 1-2, 2007.
2008 Lecturer, Therapist training, 200 hours of teaching clinical holistic medicine to therapists at Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008 Visiting lecturer, Therapist training, 20 hours of teaching in clinical holistic medicine to physicians, University of Stellenbosh and the South African Society for Complementary Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa, Feb 21-23, 2008.
2008 Visiting lecturer, Therapist training, 20 hours of teaching in personal development for physicians and therapists, University of Stellenbosh and the South African Society for Complementary Medicine, Cape Town, South Africa, Feb 21-23, 2008.
2008 Visiting lecturer, Medical students, psychopharmacological drugs and clinical holistic medicine, Panum Institutet, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008 Visiting lecturer, 20-hours course in holistic manual sexology for sexologists. With Pia Struck and Jacques Gauguin, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008 Visiting lecturer, training of high school students and health-therapists in existential therapy, and intuitive massage, Solbacke Academy/ Broby Grafiska, Sunne, Sweeden.
CLINICAL APPOINTMENTS AND EXPERIENCE
1997- Director, Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen. Conducting clinical research phase 1 and 2 studies in holistic medicine. 550 patients in holistic existential therapy.
2004- Director, Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
1988-92 Member and secretary of the medical student organization.
1990-1994 Research associate director, Unit for Prospective Pediatrics, University Hospital Department 7112, Copenhagen.
1994- Director, Quality of Life Research Center, Copenhagen (QOLRC).
1998- Director, Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen (the research clinic of the QOLRC).
2000- Director, Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen
1006- Director, Nordic Campus, Interuniversity College, Graz/Castle of Segau
2004- Member, International Society for Holistic Health (ISHH) (one of the initiators and 2004-2006 treasurer).
2004-06 Founder and shareholder, Scandinavian Research Center on Quality of Working Life, Oslo, Norway
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL HONOURS, CITATIONS AND AWARDS
1994 Awarded Moelnlycke newly established “Quality of Life Prize” (DDK 50,000).
1998 The Quality of Life Award from the Danish Society for Vascular Surgery.
2004-2007 Treasurer, International Society for Holistic Health (ISHH).
COMMITTEE WORK
1993 Member, Organizing Committee, First Conference on Quality of Life, University Hospital, Copenhagen.
1996 Member, Organizing Committee, the Spontaneous Order Of Life, Summer School at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen.
2004 Member, Organizing and Scientific Committee, First International Conference on Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen (QOL Research Center in cooperation with National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Israel and Scandinavian Foundation for Holistic Medicine, Norway)
2005 Member, Organizing and Scientific Committee, Scandinavian Conference on alternative, complementary, and integrated medicine, Oslo, Norway.
2006: Conference organizer, participant and presenter
3rd Int Conf Holistic Healthcare, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 17-19, 2006.
2006-2008: Organizing committee, participant and presenter
Scientific Committee, 4th Int Cong Holistic Healthcare, Lexington, KY, United States, September 2008.
REVIEW AND REFEREE WORK
2003-present: Reviewer, Scientific World Journal, a Medline indexed journal published by Scientific World Ltd operating from Kirkkonummi, Finland.
2003-present: Reviewer, International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health, a Medline indexed journal published by Freund Publishing House, London and Tel Aviv.
2004-present: Reviewer, Southern Medical Journal, a Medline indexed journal published by the Southern Medical Association, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
2004-present: Reviewer, Medical Science Monitor, a Medline indexed journal published by Medical Science International Inc, New York.
2005-present: Reviewer, Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, a monthly Medline indexed journal published by the Indian Journal of Medical Sciences Trust, a registered charitable organisation and published by Medknow Publications, Mumbai, India.
2005-present: Reviewer, Injury Prevention, published by BMJ Publishing Group, London, United Kingdom.
2005-present: Review Board, Int J Disabil Hum Dev, published by Freund Publishing House, London and Tel Aviv.
2006-present: Associate editor, TSW-Holistic Health and Medicine, a Medline indexed journal published byScientific World Ltd operating from Kirkkonummi, Finland.
2006-present: Reviewer
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology published by Elsevier.
2006-present: Reviewer Journal of Psychosomatic Research published by Elsevier.
2006-present: Reviewer
Journal of Happiness Studies published by Springer, the Netherlands.
2006-present: Reviewer Quality of Life Research published by Springer, the Netherlands.
2007-present: Reviewer
Journal of Religion, Disability and Health published by Haworth Press in New York.
2008-present: Reviewer The Open Psychology Journal, Bentham Science Publishers.
2008-present: Reviewer
Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice published by the British Psychological Society, Leicester, United Kingdom.
2009-present: Reviewer
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health published by BMJ Publishing Group Limited, BMA House, Tavistock Square, London, United Kingdom
2009-present: Reviewer
The Neuroscientist published by Sage, Thousand Oaks, Califiornia, United States of America
2009-present: Reviewer
Journal of Happiness Studies, An Interdisciplinary Forum on Subjective Well-Being published by Springer Netherlands
2009-present: Reviewer
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health published by BMJ journals, London, United Kingdom
2009-present: Reviewer
Philosophical Papers and Reviews (PPR) published by Academic Journals, Nairobi
RESEARCH GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDED PROJECTS OR PROGRAMS
1990-95 Approx. DDK 400,000 from nine different foundations for research on quality of life.
1988 10 hours of consulting assistance in addition to DKK 1000 to be used on computer items from the National Scientific Health Council.
1990 The Quality of Life of 200 randomly chosen Danes taken from the Danish Central Person Register under the guidance of Professor Bjørn Holstein, Institute of Social Medicine, Copenhagen University.
1991 The Quality of Life amongst Dermatology Patients in collaboration with the Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Copenhagen.
1992-94 DDK 3,000,000 from the Pharmacy Fund of 1991 for “The Quality of Life Study.”
1992-2042 The Quality of Life Investigation involving a large questionnaire based survey of 7,500 Danes aged 31-33 years (in 1993), born at the University Hospital of Copenhagen (a follow-up study of Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61 in collaboration with the initiator, the late professor Bengt Zachau-Christiansen, MD, PhD and professor Joav Merrick, MD, DMSc).
1993-2005 DDK 15,000,000 from trade and industry in the form of donations and services purchased.
1993- The spontaneous order of life and research into the fundamental problems of natural science. The study encompasses ”Matter, life and consciousness”- officially called “Interdisciplinary research into the complexity of Biological systems”- and has since 1993 tackled a number of problems concerning the concept of existence. In 1996 The Quality-of-Life Research Centre took the initiative to organise a large scientific conference. ”The Spontaneous Order of Life”, thoroughly examining the connection between physics and chemistry on the one hand, and experiences and consciousness on the other. Short films and books on the conference have been published.
1993- Population survey examining the connection between quality of life and disease. Questionnaire based investigation of 2,500 randomly chosen Danes aged between 18-88 years taken from the Danish Central Person Register.
1994 DDK 100,000 from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Albertslund Council for the study “The Quality of Life and Major Life Events.”
1994-97 The quality of life of the aging young. Questionnaire based investigation of 2,800 randomly chosen Danes between the ages of 55-66 years in Albertslund Regional County. A collaboration between the Quality-of-Life Research Centre and Albertslund Community project group “The Ageing Young”, supported by the Ministry of Social Affairs. Rapport published in 2000.
1994-2000 A pilot study examining the connection between major life events and the quality of life. This study documented that it is not traumatic events in life that compromise the quality of life and functional capability of the adult, but the negative attitudes towards life that stem from an inability to come to terms with these events. A report published in 2000.
1995-96 DDK 832,000 from the Occupational Development Board for the Working-Life Quality project in collaboration with a number of Danish business corporations.
1995-97 On the edge of the world. Quality of life of prostitutes and intravenous drug addicts. An interview based research project investigating the quality of life of the Copenhagen “under world”. Rapport published in 2000.
1995-2005 DDK 10,000,000 from IMK Almene Fund for “The Quality of Life Study”, development of computer programmes and result tables.
1996-97 DDK 200,000 from State Lottery Funds and the Environment Council for the project “Quality of Life and Nature, in collaboration with the Research Centre for Forestry and Agriculture.
1996-97 Examination of the quality of life for post apoplectic patients in collaboration with Dorte Loldrup Poulsen, MD at Frederiksberg Hospital.
1996- Developing an expert system on the quality of life. The main task of the expert system is to search through the vast amount of data gathered from the many quality of life surveys’ questionnaires and to give the user the exact information he or she may need in any given situation.
1996-2002 In the project the “Quality of life and information technology” the boundary line between information technology and consciousness was explored. The above expert system was part of this project, which attempted to expand further with the help of multi-media facilities.
1997- Developing the quality of life questionnaire, which illustrate all relevant dimensions of life with respect to the quality of life. At the present time this questionnaire is available in electronic format with some 4,000 questions covering the quality of life, health, life style, social status, life events and future hopes. The Quality of Life Research Centre has developed six quality of life questionnaires and 14 different methods to measure quality of life.
1997-98 The quality of life and nature. A collaboration between the Research Centre for Forestry and Agriculture under the Danish Ministry of Agriculture and the Quality of Life Research Centre, where the connection between quality of life and the use of nature will be mapped out. The report was published in 1998.
1997-2003 Improving working-life quality. Eight small to medium-sized Danish firms used “Working-Life Quality – A tool for employees and leaders”. A number of these firms were subject to frequent assessments to monitor the effects on the working-life quality of employees and management. The research project, which was a simple intervention study, focused on improving quality of life, mastery, fellowship and creativity.
1998- The Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine. Testing the effect of holistic medicine on a number of patients, who had very little benefit from existing bio-medicinal treatment. A series of studies of chronic patients suffering from a variety of diagnoses such as chronic pain, depression, alcoholism, fibromyalgia, whiplash, chronic fatigue syndrome, and low back pain. A simple, consciousness oriented model of holistic medicine was used, which emphasize mind, feelings and body. Results presented 2003 in the book “Consciousness-based medicine” and about 30 papers on Clinical Holistic Medicine.
1998 Overcoming childhood sexual abuse. In collaboration with the Centre for the Sexually Abused – Fyn, APV. in Portugal (Associacao de Apoio a Vitima) ICAIR in England (Independent Care after Incest and Rape) and the Crisis Intervention Centre in Poland. Financial support for the project, which aimed to develop support tools and programmes for victims of abuse was sought from the European Community, but not granted and the project did not materialize.
1999-2003 Holistic ‘telemedicine’, stage one. The patient’s quality of life, self-assessed health, personal resources, and personal agenda, was diagnosed with interactive questionnaires on the Internet. Based on these questionnaires the patient was informed of possible treatments and self-treatments as well as prognoses for the various alternatives of treatment.
2000- Revitalizing individuals and their organisations. This research project will examine the synergetic effect of a parallel, revitalizing effort at both the organisational and individual level, which in 2004 resulted in the establishment of the Nordic Research Centre for Working Life Quality (NFA) in Oslo, Norway.
ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
1990-2005 Meetings in the study group: Matter, life, consciousness, Copenhagen, Denmark. Meetings with the Dalai Lama, Roger Penrose, Kaufman, Brian Goodwin, Rubert Sheldrake. Chaired by Holger Bech Nielsen 1993-2000, by Ventegodt 2000-2005
1993 Presenter, chairman and organizing committee, First Conference on Quality of Life, University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1994 Presenter, Symposium on the quality of life, Charlottenborg, Denmark.
1996 Presenter, Spontaneous Order Of Life, Summer School at the Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
1996 Presenter, Essex’96, Fourth International Social Science Methodology Conference; Institute for the Social Sciences, Colchester, England.
1996 Presenter. Nordic Minister Council conference on nature and quality of life. Norway
1997 Presenter, Towards a science of consciousness, University of Arizona, New Mexico, USA.
1998 Presenter, Symposium on the state of the world, Danish Parliament, Copenhagen.
1998 Presenter, Scand Cardiology Ass, yearly meeting, Sweden.
1998 Presenter, Quality of life seminar, Santa Fe Institute, New Mexico, USA.
2000 Keynote speaker, 4th Eur Conf Reflexology, Odense, Denmark.
2003 Keynote speaker, FLUX 3rd Int Conference, Oslo, Norway.
2004 Presenter, First Int Conf Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen arranged by QOL Research Center in cooperation with Nat Inst Child Health and Human Development, Israel and Scandinavian Foundation for Holistic Medicine, Norway.
2005 Presenter, Scandinavian conference on alternative, complementary and integrated medicine, Oslo, Norway. (Second holistic conference on holistic medicine).
2006 Presenter, 3rd Int Conf Holistic Healthcare, Copenhagen, Denmark, November 17-19, 2006.
2007 Presenter, 21st Ann Clin Meet North Am Society Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol, Atlanta, GA, Apr 19-21, 2007.
2007
Participant, Int seminar with Irvin D Yalom and Ernesto Spinelli, Existential psychotherapy. The art of group therapy. Danish Psychother Soc Psychol, Copenhagen, Sept 28, 2007.
2008 Presenter, Europaediatrics 2008 Istanbul, Turkey, June 14-17, 2008.
2008 Presenter, 4th Int Congr Holistic Med Health, Lexington, KY, Sep 24-26, 2008.
2008: Presenter
International quality of life conference, Chinese Unitersity of Hong Kong, Dec 2008.
2009 Organized, presenter and chair
Holistic treatment of cancer, International Society for Holistic Health, Copenhagen, July 2009.
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
1992- Danish Medical Association
1996-2000 International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL)
2004- International Society for Holistic Health
SUPERVISION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS, PhD STUDENTS, RESIDENTS AND STUDENTS FROM ALLIED PROFESSIONS
2001- Supervision, students and therapists at the Research Clinic for Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen, Denmark.
2004- Supervision, students at Nordic School of Holistic Medicine, Copenhagen in holistic existential therapy (students are usually physicians, nurses, occupational therapists).
2005 MSc student Trine Flensborg Madsen, School of public Health, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen.
2006-2008: Eight students, European Master of Science (MSc) in Complementary, Psychosocial and Integrated Health Sciences at the Inter-University College Graz and Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Austria.
2004- Balint work (12 member group), supervision
2006- Leader and instructor, Balint Group Work
3. List of publications
· Books written
· Original articles
· Case reports and short communications
· Review articles
· Monographs
· Chapters in books
· Invited papers in scientific meetings
· Papers presented at scientific meetings
· Books edited
· Committee reports, internal reports and other reports
· Audio-visual, films, video, slides and other educational publications
· Newspaper articles, feature articles etc.
· Review of books and other material
· Editorials
· Forewords
· Other publications
· Publication in preparation, submitted or accepted
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS WRITTEN
1. Ventegodt S. Quality of life in Denmark. Results from a population survey. Copenhagen: Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1995. [Danish and English]
2. Ventegodt S. Quality of Life. To seize the meaning of life and become well again. Copenhagen: Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1995.[Danish and English]
3. Ventegodt S. The quality of life and factors in pregnancy, birth and infancy. Results from a follow-up study of the Prospective Pediatric Cohort of persons born at the University Hospital in Copenhagen 1959-61. Copenhagen: Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1995. [Danish and English]
4. Ventegodt S. The Quality of Life of 4500 31-33 year-olds. Result from a study of the Prospective Pediatric Cohort of persons born at the University Hospital in Copenhagen. Copenhagen: Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1996. [Danish and English]
5. Ventegodt S. Measuring the quality of life. From theory to practice. Copenhagen: Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1996.
6. Ventegodt S. Measuring the quality of life. Copenhagen: Forskningscenterets Forlag, 1996. [Danish]
7. Ventegodt S. Working-life Quality. To become valuable to yourself and your surroundings. Copenhagen: Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1996. [Danish]
8. Ventegodt S. Working-life Quality. A tool for employees and leaders. Copenhagen: Forskningscentrets Forlag, 1999.
9. Ventegodt S. Philosophy of life that heals. Copenhagen: Forskningscenterets Forlag, 1999. [Danish]
10. Ventegodt S. The quality of life and major events in life. Copenhagen: Forskningscentrets Forlag, 2000. [Danish and English]
11. Ventegodt S. Quality of life as medicine. Copenhagen: Forskningscenterets Forlag, 2001. [Danish]
12. Ventegodt S. Consciousness-based medicine. Copenhagen: Forskningscenterets Forlag, 2003. [Danish]
13. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J. Principles of holistic medicine. Philosophy behind quality of life. Victoria, BC: Trafford, 2005, 228 pages.
14. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J. Principles of holistic medicine. Quality of life and health. New York: Hippocrates Sci Publ, 2005, 378 pages.
15. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Principles of holistic medicine. Global quality of life. Theory, research and methodology.
New York: Hippocrates Sci Publ, 2006, 262 pages.
PUBLICATIONS
ORIGINAL ARTICLES (Peer reviewed)
1. Ventegodt S. [Sexuality and quality of life. Results from the quality of life-study of 4,626 Danes aged 31-33 years born at Rigshospitalet 1959-1961]. Ugeskr Laeger 1996;158(30):4299-304. [Danish]
2. Ventegodt S. Sex and the quality of life in Denmark. Arch Sex Behaviour 1998;27(3):295-307.
3. Ventegodt S. A prospective study on quality of life and traumatic events in early life – 30 year follow-up. Child Care Health Dev 1998;25(3): 213-21.
4. Lindholt JS, Ventegodt S, Henneberg EW. Development and validation of QoL5 for clinical databases. A short, global and generic questionnaire based on an integrated theory of the quality of life. Eur J Surg 2002;168(2):107-13.
5. Ventegodt S. The life mission theory: A theory for a consciousness-based medicine. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2003;15(1): 89-91.
6. Ventegodt S, Henneberg EW, Merrick J, Lindholt JS. Validation of two global and generic quality of life questionnaires for population screening: SCREENQOL and SEQOL. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:412-21.
7. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Quality of life as medicine: A pilot study of patients with chronic ilness and pain. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:520-32.
8. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Psychoactive drugs and quality of life.
ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:694-706.
9. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Long-term effects of maternal medication on global quality of life measured with SEQOL. Results from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:707-13.
10. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Long-term effects of maternal smoking on quality of life. Results from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:714-20.
11. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Lifestyle, quality of life, and health.
ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:811-25.
12. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Quality of life as medicine II: A pilot study of a five-day “quality of life and health” cure for patients with alcoholism. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:842-52.
13. Ventegodt S, Hilden J, Merrick J. Measurement of quality of life I: A methodological framework. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:950-61.
14. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Measurement of quality of life II: From the philosophy of life to science. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:962-71.
15. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Measurement of quality of life III: From the IQOL theory to the global, generic SEQOL questioinnaire. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:972-91.
16. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Measurement of quality of life IV: Use of the SEQOL, QOL5, QOL1 and other global and generic questioinnaires. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:992-1001.
17. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Measurement of quality of life VII: Statistical covariation and global quality of life data. The method of weight-modified liniar regression. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1020-29.
18. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Quality of life theory I. The IQOL theory: An integrative theory of the global quality of life concept. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1030-40.
19. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Quality of life theory II. Quality of life as the realization of life potential: A biological theory of human being. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1041-49.
20. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. The square curve paradigm for research in alternative, complementary and holistic medicine: A cost-effectice, easy and scientifically valid design for evidence-based medicine and quality improvement. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1117-27.
21. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Holistic medicine III: The holistic process theory of healing. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1138-46.
22. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Quality of life philosophy I. Quality of life, happiness and meaning in life. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1164-75.
23. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Quality of life philosophy II. What is a human being ? ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1176-85.
24. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Quality of life philosophy III. Towards a new biology: Understanding the biological connection between quality of life, disease and healing. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1186-98.
25. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Quality of life philosophy IV. The brain and consciousness.
ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1199-1209.
26. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Quality of life philosophy V. Seizing the meaning of life and becoming well again. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1210-29.
27. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Quality of life philosophy VI. The concepts.
ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1230-40.
28. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. The life mission theory II. The structure of the life purpose and the ego. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1277-85.
29. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. The life mission theory III. Theory of talent. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1286-93.
30. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. The life mission theory IV. Theory on child development. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1294-1301.
31. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. The life mission theory V. Theory of the anti-self (the shadow) or the evil side of man. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1302-13.
32. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Holistic medicine IV: Principles of existential holistic group therapy and the holistic process of healing in a group setting. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1388-1400.
33. Ventegodt S, Clausen B, Langhorn M, Kromann M, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Quality of life as medicine III. A qualitative analysis of the effect of a five day intervention with existential holistic group therapy or a quality of life course as a modern rite of passage. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:124-33.
34. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Classic art of healing or the therapeutic touch. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:134-47.
35. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Holistic pelvic examination and holistic treatment of infertility. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:148-58. 36. Ventegodt S, Flensborg-Madsen T, Andersen NJ, Morad M, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: A pilot study on HIV and quality of life and a suggested cure for HIV and AIDS. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:264-72.
37. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: The “new medicine”. The multiparadigmatic physician and the medical record. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:273-85.
38. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Kandel I, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Social problems disguised as illness. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:286-94.
39. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Hyam E, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Use and limitations of the biomedical paradigm.
ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:295-306.
40. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Hyam E, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: When biomedicine is inadequate. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:333-46.
41. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Tools for a medical science based on consciousness. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:347-61.
42. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Hyam E, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Induction of spontaneous remission of cancer by recovery of the human character and the purpose of life (the life mission). ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:362-77.
43. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Press J, Merrick J, Shek DTL. Clinical holistic medicine: Holistic adolescent medicine. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:551-61.
44. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Kandel I, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Problems in sex and living together. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:562-70.
45. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Vardi G, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Holistic treatment of children. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:581-8.
46. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Kandel I, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: A psychological theory of dependency to improve quality of life. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:638-48.
47. Ventegodt S, Morad, M, Kandel I, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Treatment of physical health problems without a known cause, examplified by hypertention and tinnitus. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:716-24.
48. Ventegodt S, Kromann M, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. The Life Mission Theory VI. A theory for the human character: Healing with holistic medicine through recovery of character and purpose of life. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:859-80.
49. Ventegodt S, Solheim E, Saunte ME, Morad M, Kandel I, Merrick J. Clinic holistic medicine: Metastatic cancer. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:913-35.
50. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Developing from asthma, allergy and eczema. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:936-42.
51. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ, Bendix T. A combination of gestalt therapy, Rosen body work, and cranio sacral herapy did not help in Chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD). Results of a randomized clinical trial. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:1055-68.
52. Ventegodt S, Flensborg-Madsen T, Andersen NJ, Merrick J.
Factors during pregnancy, delivery and birth affecting global quality of life of the adult child at long-term follow-up. Results from the prospectice Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61.
ScientificWorldJournal 2005;5:933-41.
53. Ventegodt S, Flensborg-Madsen T, Andersen NJ, Merrick J.
The health and social situation of the mother during pregnancy and global quality of life of the child as an adult. Results from the prospectice Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61.
ScientificWorldJournal 2005;5:950-8.
54. Ventegodt S, Clausen B, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine: The case story of Anna. I. Long-term effect of childhood sexual abuse and incest with a treatment approach.
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:1965-76.
55. Ventegodt S, Clausen B, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: The case story of Anna. II. Patient diary as a tool in treatment . ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:2006-34.
56. Ventegodt S, Clausen B, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine: The case story of Anna. III: Rehabilitation of philosophy of life during holistic existential therapy for childhood sexual abuse..
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:2080-91.
57. Ventegodt S, Clausen B, Omar HA, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine: Holistic sexology and acupressure through the vagina (Hippocrates pelvic massage).
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:2066-79.
58. Ventegodt S, Flensborg-Madsen T, Andersen NJ, Morad M, Merrick J. Quality of life and events in the first year of life. Results from the prospective Copenhagen Birth Cohort 1959-61.
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:106-115.
59. Ventegodt S, Flensborg-Madsen T, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. What influence do major events in life hav on our later quality of life? A retrospective study on life events and associated emotions. Med Sci Monit 2006;12(2):SR9-15.
60. Flensborg-Madsen T, Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Sense of coherence and physical health. A cross-sectional study using a new scale (SOC II).
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:2133-9.
61. Flensborg-Madsen T, Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Sense of coherence and physical health. Testing Antonovsky’s theory.
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:2212-9.
62. Ventegodt S, Thegler S, Andreasen T, Struve F, Enevoldsen L, Bassaine L, Torp M, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine: Psychodynamic short-time therapy complemented with bodywork. A clinical follow-up study of 109 patients. ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:2220-38.
63. Ventegodt S, Hermansen TD, Flensborg-Madsen T, Rald E, Nielsen ML, Merrick J.
Human development VII: A spiral fractal model of fine structure of physical energy could explain central aspects of biological information, biological organization and biological creativity.
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:1434-40.
64. Ventegodt S, Hermansen TD, Flensborg-Madsen T, Nielsen ML, Merrick J. Human development VIII: A theory of “deep” quantum chemistry and cell consciousness: Quantum chemistry controls genes and biochemistry to give cells and higher organisms consciousness and complex behavior. ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:1441-53.
65. Ventegodt S, Hermansen TD, Flensborg-Madsen T, Rald E, Nielsen ML, Merrick J.
Human development IX: A model of the wholeness of man, his consciousness and collective consciousness.
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:1454-9.
66. Hermansen TD, Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Human development X: Explanation of macroevolution — top-down evolution materializes consciousness. The origin of metamorphosis. ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:1656-66.
67. Ventegodt S, Thegler S, Andreasen T, Struve F, Enevoldsen L, Bassaine L, Torp M, Merrick J.
Self-reported low self-esteem. Intervention and follow-up in a clinical setting.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:299-305.
68. Ventegodt S, Thegler S, Andreasen T, Struve F, Enevoldsen L, Bassaine L, Torp M, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine (mindful, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy complemented with bodywork) in the treatment of experienced mental illness.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:306-9.
69. Ventegodt S, Thegler S, Andreasen T, Struve F, Enevoldsen L, Bassaine L, Torp M, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine (mindful, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy complemented with bodywork) in the treatment of experienced physical illness and chronic pain.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:310-16.
70. Ventegodt S, Thegler S, Andreasen T, Struve F, Enevoldsen L, Bassaine L, Torp M, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine (mindful, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy complemented with bodywork) improves quality of life, health and ability by induction of Antonovsky-Salutogenesis.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:317-23.
71. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
A study of experienced chronic pain in the holistic medicine clinic using mindful psychodynamic short time psychotherapy complemented with bodywork.
J Pain Manage 2008;1(1):55-62.
72. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Schofield P, Merrick J.
Analgetics during pregnancy: Long term effect on child quality of life. Results from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61.
J Pain Manage 2008;1(2):143-9.
73. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Long term effect of maternal psychopharmacological drugs during pregnancy on child quality of life. Results from the Copenhagen Peronal Birth Cohort 1959-61.
J Pain Manage 2008;1(2):191-5.
74. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Enevoldsen L, Merrick J.
Scientific research in the quality of working-life (QWL): Generic measuring of the global working life quality with the SWQWL questionnaire.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):201-17.
75. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine in the recovery of working ability. A study using Antonovsky salutogenesis.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):219-22.
76. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
The connection between workingilife quality and employee value to the company.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):223-31.
77. Ventegodt S, Hermansen TD, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Human development XII: A theory for the structure and function of the human brain.
ScientificWorldJournal 2008;8:621-42.
78. Ventegodt S, Flensborg-Madsen T, Andersen NJ, Morad M, Merrick J.
Which factors determine our quality of life, health and ability? Results from a Danish population sample and the Copenhagen Perinatal Cohort.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2008;18(7):445-50.
79. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Self-esteem as an important mind-body aspect.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2009;8(2):191-6.
80. Omar HA, Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Impact of poor quality of life on adolescents in rural Kentucky: A brief report.
Int J Child Health Hum Dev 2009;2(2):203-5.
81. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
The effect of antipsychotic drugs and non-drug therapy on borderline and psychotic mentally ill patent’s quality-adjusted life-years (QALY).
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(2):205-10.
82. Ventegodt S, Braga K, Nielsen TK, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Holistic sexology and female quality of life.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(3):321-30.
83. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Documenting effect in clinical holistic medicine using the case record: Development of a rating scale for therapeutic progress, version 1.0 based upon the holistic process theory of healing.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(3):353-8.
PUBLICATIONS
CASE REPORTS AND SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
(Peer review)
1. Ventegodt S. [Awareness-oriented (holistic) medical theory: the purpose of life theory (the life mission theory)]. Ugeskr Laeger 2003;165(6):590. [Danish]
2. Ventegodt S, Hilden J, Zachau-Christiansen B. [Phenemal to pregnant women and children’s intelligence and quality of life 31-33 years later]. Ugeskr Laeger 1997;159(24):3799-800. [Danish]
3. Ventegodt S, Becker P. [Quality of life and disease]. Ugeskr Laeger 1994;156(11):1661. [Danish]
4. Merrick J, Ventegodt S. What is a good death ? To use death as a mirror and find the quality of life. BMJ 2003 October 31 online at http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/327/7406/66#39303
5. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Medicine and the past. Lesson to learn about the pelvic examination and its sexuality suppressive procedure. BMJ 2004 February 20 online at
http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/328/7437/0-g#50997
6. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Merrick J. If it doesn’t work, stop it. Do something else! BMJ 2004 Apr 26 online at
Http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/328/7446/1016-a#57718
7. Merrick J, Morad M, Kandel I, Ventegodt S. Spiritual health, intellectual disability and health care. BMJ 2004 Jul 16 on-line at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/329/7458/123#67434
8. Merrick J, Morad M, Kandel I, Ventegodt S.
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in residential care centers for people with intellectual disability. BMJ 2004 Jul 23 on-line at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/329/7459/204#68360
9. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Kandel I, Merrick J. Maternal smoking and quality of life more than thirty years later. BMJ 2004 Jul 30 on-line at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/329/7460/250#69316
10. Merrick J, Morad M, Kandel I, Ventegodt S. People with intellectual disability, health needs and policy. BMJ 2004 Aug 20 on-line at
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/329/7463/414#71560
11. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Merrick J. Chronic illness, the patient and the holistic medical toolbox. BMJ 2004 Sept 15 on-line at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/329/7466/582#74372
12. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Academic medicine must deliver skilled physicians. A different academic training is needed. BMJ 2004 Oct 09 on-line at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/329/7469/0-g#77606
13. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Placebo explained: Consciousness causal to health. BMJ 2004 Oct 22 on-line at http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/329/7472/927#80636
14. Ventegodt S, Flensborg-Madsen T, Merrick J. Evidence based medicine in favor of biomedicine and it seems that holistic medicine has been forgotten? BMJ 2004 Nov 11 on-line athttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/329/7473/987#85053
15. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Sweden’s new public health policy: National public health objectives for Sweden. J Policy Pract Intellect Disabil 2004;1(3):182.
16. Ventegodt S, Vardi G, Merrick J. Holistic adolescent sexology: How to counsel and treat young people to alleviate and prevent sexual problems. BMJ 2005 Jan 15 on-line athttp://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/330/7483/107#92872
17. Ventegodt S. Psykiske lidelser, selvmord, stofmisbrug. Lægemagasinet 1995,6:2-4. [Danish]
18. Ventegodt S. Hvad er livskvalitet? Diskussion i ”Arbejdsgruppen for livskvalitetforskning i København den 19.4.1991. Ugeskr Læger 1991;153(31): 2201-2. [Danish]
19. Ventegodt S. På psykosomatisk opdagelsesrejse i USA. Ugeskr Læger 1991;153(45):3184-5. [Danish]
20. Ventegodt S. “Ha-det-godthed” i journalen er en god begyndelse. Svar til indlæg af Jens Tølbøll Mortensen of Morten Grønvold. Ugeskr Læger 1995;157(38):5280-2. [Danish]
21. Ventegodt S. Fenemal til gravide og børnenes intelligens of livskvalitet 31-33 år efter. Ugeskr Læger 1997;159(24): 3799-800. [Danish]
22. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
The consensus paradigm for qualitative research in holistic medicine.
BMJ 2005 November 24 on-line: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/331/7526/0-d#122164
23. Ventegodt S.
My use of acupressure.
Ugeskr Laeger 2006;168(7):715-6. [Danish]
24. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Merrick J.
The problem of consciousness.
BMJ 2006 February 03 on-line at: http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/332/7536/0-f#127464
25 Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
CAM is tested unfairly against placebo – CAM is offering highly efficient placebo cures that should be tested with respect for its nature.
BMJ 2007 Oct 14
On-line: http://www.bmj.com/cgi/eletters/335/7623/743#178119
26. Ventegodt S, Jacobsen S, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine: A case of induced spontaneous remission in a patient with non-Hodgkin b-lymphoma.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(1):101-10.
PUBLICATIONS
REVIEW ARTICLES
(Peer reviewed)
1. Ventegodt S. [What is quality of life? Discussions in the “Work Group for research in quality of life in Copenhagen”]. Ugeskr Laeger 1991;153(31):2201-2. [Danish]
2. Ventegodt S. [Review of quality of life literature and biological theories of global quality of life]. Agrippa 1991;13:58-79. [Danish]
3. Ventegodt S. [Research: quality of life pitfalls]. Sygeplejersken 1992;92(19):24-5. [Danish]
4. Ventegodt S, Poulsen DL. [Prioritizing–ethics and quality of life].
Sygeplejersken. 1992;92(19):22-4. [Danish]
5. Ventegodt S, Poulsen.DL, Hilden J. [Five theories about quality of life. Results from one year’s work of the “ Project Group for Quality of Life Reasearch in Copenhagen”]. Ugeskr Laeger 1992;154;9:585-586. [Danish]
6. Ventegodt S. The connection between quality of life and disease. What can we do ourselves? Back to Work. Rehabilitation International 1994:47-52.
8. Ventegodt S, Poulsen DL, Hilden J, Frimodt V, Lohmann-Devantier E, Pruzan P. New tools to measure quality of life. Agrippa 1994;14 (3-4):210-215 [Danish]
9. Ventegodt S. Can quality of life be measured? Agrippa 1994;15:111-4. [Danish]
10. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Measurement of quality of life V: How to use the SEQOL, QOL5, QOL1 and other and generic questionnaires for research. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1002-14.
11. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Measurement of quality of life VI: Quality-adjusted life years (QALY) is an unfortunate use of quality of life concept. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1015-9.
12. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. Quality of life theory III. Maslow revisited. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1050-7.
13. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Holistic medicine: Scientific challenges. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1108-16.
14. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Applied consciousness-based medicine.ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:96-9.
15. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Philosophy of science: How to identify the potential research for the day after tomorrow? ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:483-9.
16. Anyanwu EC, Ehiri JE, Kanu I, Morad M, Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Assessing the health efforts of long-term exposure to insecticide treated mosquito nets in the control og malaria in endemic regions. ScientificWorldJournal 2004;4:978-88.
17. Ventegodt S, Morad M, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Prevention through healthy lifestyle and quality of life. Oral Health Prev Dent 2004;2(Suppl 1):239-45.
18. Omar H, Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Holistic adolescent medicine. Ital J Pediatr 2005;31:284-7.
19. Ventegodt S, Merrick E, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: The Dean Ornish Program (“Opening the Heart”) in cardiovascular disease. ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:1977-84.
20. Ventegodt S, Clausen B, Nielsen ML, Merrick J. Clinical holistic health: Advanced tools for holistic medicine. ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:2048-65.
21. Ventegodt S, Hermansen TD, Flensborg-Madsen T, Nielsen ML, Clausen B, Merrick J.
Human development V: Biochemistry unable to explain the emergence of biological form (morphogenesis) and therefore a new principle as source of biological information is needed.
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:1359-67.
22. Ventegodt S, Hermansen TD, Flensborg-Madsen T, Nielsen M, Merrick J. Human development VI: Supracellular morphogenesis. The origin of biological and cellular order.
ScientificWorldJournal 2006;6:1424-33.
23. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
A short history of clinical holistic medicine.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:1622-30.
24. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Quality of life and philosophy of life determines physical and mental health: Status over research findings from the Quality of Life Research Center, Copenhagen, 1991-2007.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:1743-51.
25. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J. First do no harm: An analysis of the risk aspects and side effects of clinical holistic medicine compared with standard psychiatric biomedical treatment. ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:1810-20.
26. Ventegodt S, Thegler S, Andreasen T, Struve F, Jacobsen S, Torp M, Ægedius H, Enevoldsen L, Merrick J.
A review and integrative analysis of ancient holistic character medicine systems.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:1821-31.
27. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine: factors influencing the therapeutic decision-making. From academic knowledge to emotional intelligence and spiritual “crazy” wisdom.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:1932-49.
28. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Biomedicine or holistic medicine for treating mentally ill patients? A philosophical and economical analysis.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:1978-86.
29. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine (mindful short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy complimented with bodywork) in the treatment of schizophrenia (ICD10-F20/DSM-IV code 295) and other psychotic mental diseases.
ScientificWorldJournal 2007;7:1987-2008.
30. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Life mission theory VIII: A theory for pain.
J Pain Manage 2008;1(1):5-10.
31. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Pain and pleasure in sexuality. An analysis for use in clinical holistic medicine.
J Pain Manage 2008;1(1):11-28.
32. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Quality of working life research: I. Quality of life, happiness and meaning of life.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):117-25.
33. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Quality of working life research: II. Personal quality of life.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):127-33.
34. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Quality of working life research: III. Mastery in the process of work.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):135-40.
35. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Quality of working life research: IV. Cooperation with colleagues and management.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):141-6.
36. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Quality of working life research: V. Creating real vaue for customers and the environment.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):147-52.
37. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Quality of working life research: VI. Are you on your way up in life – or down?
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):153-63.
38. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Quality of working life: Improving working-life, quality of life and health in companies.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):165-84.
39. de Vibe M, Bell E, Merrick J, Omar HA, Ventegodt S.
Ethics and holistic healthcare practice.
Int J Child Health Hum Dev 2008;1(1):23-8.
40. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine: Avoiding the Freudian trap of sexual transference and countertransference in psychodynamic therapy.
ScientificWorldJournal 2008;8:371-83.
41. Ventegodt S, Hermansen TD, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Human development XIII: The connection between the structure of the overtone system and the tone language of music. Some implications for our understanding of the human brain.
ScientificWorldJournal 2008;8:643-57.
42. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
A review of side effects and adverse events of non-drug medicine (nobpharmaceutical complementary and alternative medicine): Psychotherapy, mind-body medicine and clinical holistic medicine.
J Complement Integr Med 2009;6(1):16.
43. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Rationality and irrationality in Ryke Geerd Hamer’s system for treatment of metastatic cancer revisited.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(1):49-61.
44. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
The therapeutic value of antipsychotic drugs: A critical analysis of Cochrane meta-analyses of the therapeutic value of anti-psychotic drugsused in Denmark.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(1):63-9.
45. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I.
An ethical analysis of contemporary use of coercive persuasion (“brainwashing”, “mind contri”) in psychiatry.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(2):177-88.
46. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I. Bio- and alternative medicine in conflict. Human rights protection of the alternative therapist. J Altern Med Res 2009;1(2):189-202.
47. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Fornal errors in non-pharmaceutical medicine (CAM): Clinical medicine, mind-body medicine, body-psychotherapy, holistic medicine, clinical holistic medicine and sexology.
Int J Adolesc Med Health 2009;21(2):161-74.
48. Allmer C, Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Positive effects, side effects, and adverse events of clinical holistic medicine. A review of Gerda Boyesen’s non-pharmaceutical mind-body medicine (biodynamic body-psychotherapy) at two centers in the United Kingdom and Germany.
Int J Adolesc Med Health 2009;21(3):281-97.
49. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J.
QOL10 for clinical quality-assurance and research in treatment-efficacy: Ten key questions for measuring the global quality of life, self-rated physical and mental health, and seld-rated social-, sexual- and working ability.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(2):113-22.
50. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
The open source protocol of clinical holistic medicine.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(2):129-44.
51. Levenson FB, Levenson MD, Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy, therapeutic touch and cancer. A review of the method of intervention and study of 75 cases.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(2):165-76.
52. Ventegodt S, Braga K, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Eating disorders from a holistic point of view.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(3):233-46.
53. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Positive effects, side effects and adverse events of intensive clinical holistic therapy: A review of the program “Meet yourself” characterized by intensive body-psychotherapy combined with mindfulness meditation at Mullingstorp in Sweden.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(3):275-86.
54. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Clinical medicine and psychodynamic psychotherapy: Evaluation of the patient before intervention.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(3):313-8.
55. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Mechanical and holistic paradigms in sexology: Viagra® represents a mechanical worldview and may cause female sexual pain.
J Pain Manage 2009;2(2):77-88.
PUBLICATIONS
Monographs
1. Bennett DL, Nielsen HB, Ventegodt S. On a NO-GO Theorem for Phenomenologically Observed Precision in Biological Systems at Macroscopic Scales (Available from the Niels Bohr Institute as Preprint no. NBI-HE-95-29 or from Forskningscenter for Livskvalitet Preprint no. QLRC-95-1), 1995.
PUBLICATIONS
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
1. Ventegodt S. 1994. Quality of life and disease. The need for a new medical model. In: Lund AB, ed.Health Services in the 21th Century. Copenhagen. Committee Health Information, 1994:81-3
2. Ventegodt S, Flensborg-Madsen T, Andersen NJ, Nielsen M, Morad M, Merrick J.
Global quality of life (QOL), health and ability are primarily determined by our consciousness. Research findings from Denmark 1991-2004.
In: Shek DTL, Chan YK, Lee PSN, eds. Quality of life reearch in Chinese, Western and global contexts.Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer, 2005:87-122.
3. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Philosophy of life and suicide. To be or not to be is still the question.
In: Merrick J, Zalsman G, eds. Suicidal behavior in adolescence. An international perspectice.
London, Tel Aviv: Freund, 2005:9-17.
4. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. What is the most efficient way to improve health: Changing your lifestyle or improving your quality of life?. In: Kinger LV, ed. Focus on lifestyle and health research. New York: Nova Sci Publ, 2005:1-22.
5. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Concept of self in holistic medicine: Coming from love, freeing the soul, the ego and the physical self. In: Prescott AP, ed. The concept of self in medicine and health care. New York: Nova Sci Publ, 2006:163-71.
6. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Concept of self in holistic medicine: Coming from love, freeing the soul, the ego and the physical self.
In: Columbus AM, ed. Advances in psychology research. New York: Nova Science, 2006:59-67.
7. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
What is a good death?
In: Kandel I, Schofield P, Merrick J. Aging and disability. Research and clinical perspectives. Victoria, BC: Int Acad Press, 2007:241-52.
8. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Suicide in holistic medicine.
In: Kandel I, Schofield P, Merrick J. Aging and disability. Research and clinical perspectives. Victoria, BC: Int Acad Press, 2007:259-68. 9. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Complementary and alternative medicine.
In: Lopex SJ, ed. The encyclopedia of positive psychology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009;1:216-7.
10.. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Holistic healing.
In: Lopex SJ, ed. The encyclopedia of positive psychology. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009;1:481-4.
11. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Schofield P, Merrick J. Analgetics during pregnancy: Lonf term effect on child quality of life.
In: Schofield P, Merrick J, eds. Pain in children and youth. New York: Nova Science, 2008:75-84.
12. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Life mission theory VIII: A theory of pain.
In: Merrick J, ed. Pain management yearbook 2008. New York: Nova Science, 2009:1-8.
13. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Pain and pleasure in sexuality. An analysis for use in clinical holistic practice.
In: Merrick J, ed. Pain management yearbook 2008. New York: Nova Science, 2009:9-31.
14. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
A study of experienced chronic pain in the holistic medicine clinic using mindful psychodramatic short time psychotherapy complemented with bodywork.
In: Merrick J, ed. Pain management yearbook 2008. New York: Nova Science, 2009:65-74.
15. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Schofield P, Merrick J.
Analgetics during pregnancy: Long term effect on child quality of life. Results from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61.
In: Merrick J, ed. Pain management yearbook 2008. New York: Nova Science, 2009:167-76.
16. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Long term effect of maternal psychopharmacological drugs during pregnancy on child quality of life. Results from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61.
In: Merrick J, ed. Pain management yearbook 2008. New York: Nova Science, 2009:231-7.
PUBLICATIONS
INVITED PAPERS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
(Peer reviewed)
1. Ventegodt S. The connection between life quality and disease. What can we do ourselves? RIEN Conference, Odense, Denmark, Oct 08, 2000.
2. Andersen NJ, Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Is holistic health an option for us? 1st Int Conf Holistic Healthcare, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov 01-02, 2004.
3. Ventegodt S. Pediatric and adolescent gynecology: Every touch must be therapeutic. 21st Ann Clin Meet North Am Society Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol, Atlanta, GA, Apr 19-21, 2007.
4. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. The physical and mentally ill teenager. How do we improve their quality of life, health and ability? Europaediatrics 2008 Istanbul, Turkey, June 14-17, 2008.
5. Merrick J, Omar HA, Ventegodt S.
Quality of life and persons with intellectual disability. Can we measure QOL in this population?
Hong Kong: Chinese Univ Hong Kong, 2008 Dec 12-13.
6. Omar HA, Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Impact of poor quality of life on adolescents in rural Kentucky.
Hong Kong: Chinese Univ Hong Kong, 2008 Dec 12-13.
7. Ventegodt S, Omar HA, Merrick J.
Quality of life as medicine: Can improvement of quality of life cure somatic and mental illness? Salutogenesis and recovery.
Hong Kong: Chinese Univ Hong Kong, 2008 Dec 12-13.
PUBLICATIONS
PAPERS PRESENTED AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
(Peer reviewed)
1. Ventegodt S, Poulsen DL, Hilden J, Frimodt V, Lohmann-Devantier E, Pruzan P. New tools to measure quality of life. Agrippa 1994;14 (3-4):210-215 [Danish]
2. Ventegodt S. What is holistic health care? Copenhagen: DK: 1st Int Conf Holistic Healthcare, Nov 01-02, 2004.
3. Ventegodt S. Holistic health and sexology. Oslo, N: 2nd Int Conf Holistic Health, 2005.
4. Ventegodt S. Holistic revolution. Oslo, N: 2nd Int Conf Holistic Health, 2005.
5.. Ventegodt S. Holistic health and medicine. 3rd Int Conf Holistic Healthcare, Copenhagen, DK: Nov 17-19, 2006.
6. Ventegodt S. Holistic medicine for beginners: Getting started. A quick couse in clinical holistic medicine.Lexington, KY: 4th Int Conf Holistic Health Med, Sep 24-26, 2008.
7. Struck P, Ventegodt S. Breaking the orgasm-barrier by re-parenting, genital acceptance and clitoral stimulation. Lexington, KY: 4th Int Conf Holistic Health Med, Sep 24-26, 2008.
8. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. Clinical holistic medicine: Factors influencing the therapeutic decision-making. From academic knowledge to emotional intelligence and spiritual “crazy” wisdom. Lexington, KY: 4th Int Conf Holistic Health Med, Sep 24-26, 2008.
9. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Clinical holistic medicine: From mental to emotional and spiritual intelligence in the therapeutic decision-making.
Lexington, KY: 4th Int Conf Holistic Health Med, Sep 24-26, 2008.
10. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Body reshaping and adult human metamorphosis.
Lexington, KY: 4th Int Conf Holistic Health Med, Sep 24-26, 2008.
11. Ventegodt S. Research problems related to the connection between quality of life, life style and health. Copenhagen: National Institute of Public Health, Southern University of Denmark, Health behavoir, lifestyle and living condition program, Jan 29, 2009.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS EDITED
1. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J, eds.
Quality of working life.
London/Tel Aviv: Freund, 2008, 114 pages.
PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE REPORTS, INTERNAL REPORTS AND
OTHER REPORTS
1. Ventegodt S. Unemployment and quality of life. Copenhagen: Quality Life Res Center, Research Report, 1994, 52 pages.
2. Ventegodt S. Disease, complaints and quality of life. Copenhagen: Quality Life Res Center, Research Report, 1994, 70 pages.
3. Ventegodt S. The quality of life and use of nature. Copenhagen: Quality Life Res Center, Research Report, 1998, 190 pages.
4. Ventegodt S, Flensborg-Madsen T, Merrick J.
Publicationlist 1994-2005 on quality of life research.
Jerusalem: Nat Inst Child Hlth Human Dev, 2005, 13 pages.
PUBLICATIONS
SPECIAL ISSUES EDITOR
1. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
Quality of working life.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):115-235.
PUBLICATIONS
AUDIO-VISUAL, FILMS, VIDEO, SLIDES AND OTHER
EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL
1. Ventegodt S, Hilden J, Poulsen DL, Zachau-Christiansen B. [Is there a connection between quality of life and disease?] Copenhagen: Forskningcenters Forlag, 1993. [Danish]
2. Ventegodt S. [It’s your life. Take it – use it – develop it. Teacher’s guidance, exercise book, student book and the programme QOL Ò Statistical analyses for teaching purposes]. Copenhagen: Quality Life Res Center, 1997. [Danish]
3. Educational film. Science and spititually. Presentig a conversation bertween HH Dalai Lama, Profesor Holger Bech Nielsen and Director Søren Ventegodt Copenhagen: Forskningcenters Forlag, 1996.
4. Educational film. The Spontaneoius order of life. Presenting Penrose’s, Hammeroff’s and Goodwinn’s lectures at NBI 1996 and a round table discuission on the origine of the order of life and conscoiusness.Copenhagen: Forskningcenters Forlag, 1996.
5. Ventegodt S. [Quality of life as medicine. 37 pamphlets on holistic medicine]. Copenhagen: Quality Life Res Center, 2002. [Danish]
PUBLICATIONS
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, FEATURE ARTICLES ETC.
1991- More than 1,500 newspaper articles in Denmark on the work of the Quality of Life Research Center and the results of the scientific work or popular articles to inform the general public.
1992- Several hundred interviews on national and Scandinavia TV and radio on the work of the Quality of Life Research Center and the results of the scientific work or popular articles to inform the general public.
PUBLICATIONS
REVIEW OF BOOKS OR OTHER MATERIAL
1. Merrick J, Ventegodt S. Book review – Complementary and alternative medicine. Clinic design. Int J Adolesc Med Health 2004;16(3):285-6.
2. Merrick J, Ventegodt S. Book review – Complementary and alternative medicine. Clinic design. Amazon under title available from: http://www.amazon.com
PUBLICATIONS EDITORIALS
1. Ventegodt S, Merrick J, Andersen NJ. A new method for generic measuring of the global quality of life. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:946-9.
2. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Quality of life philosophy: When life sparkles or can we make wisdom a science ? ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1160-3.
3. Ventegodt S, Andersen NJ, Merrick J. Five theories of the human existence. ScientificWorldJournal 2003;3:1272-6.
4. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Psychosomatic reasons for chronic pain.
South Med J 2005;98(11):1063.
5. Ventegodt S, Kandel I, Merrick J.
The human being and quality of working life.
Int J Disabil Hum Dev 2008;7(2):115-6.
6. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Alternative medicine: A new peer-reviewed international journal with a mission.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(1):1-3.
7. Ventegodt S, Merrick J.
Alternative medicine is tested unfairly against placebo. CAM is offering highly efficient placebo cures that should be tested with respect to its nature.
J Altern Med Res 2009;1(2):107-10.
8. Ventegodt S, Merrick J. The clinical medicine of Hippocrates. A tool in adolesct medicine.
Int J Adolesc Med Health 2009;21(3):277-80.
PUBLICATIONS
FOREWORDS TO BOOKS
PUBLICATIONS
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
1. Ventegodt S. Questionnaire for self-assessing quality of life. Copenhagen: Forskningcenters Forlag, 1994. [Danish]
2. Ventegodt S. Questionnaire: Quality of life and life events. Copenhagen: Forskningcenters Forlag, 1995. [Danish]
3. Ventegodt S. Questionnaire: Working-life Quality. Copenhagen: Forskningcenters Forlag, 1996. [Danish]
4. Ventegodt S. Software for quality of life: Personal profile. Copenhagen: Quality Life Res Center, Disk version, 1996. [Danish]
5. Ventegodt S. Questionnaire: Health, quality of life and working life, Copenhagen: Quality Life Res Center, 1997. [Danish]
6. Ventegodt S. Questionnaire on quality of working life and health. Copenhagen: Quality Life Res Center, 1999. [Danish]
PUBLICATIONS
IN PREPARATION, SUBMITTED OR ACCEPTED
Research, review and policy papers are constantly under preparation, submitted or in the process of publication in the fields of interest:
1. Human development
2. Public health
3. Quality of life and global health issues
4. Health and life events
5. Prospective studies
4. Research programs
· Major research interests
· Research programs
· Current research programs
Major research interests
Clinical holistic medicine and sexology Holistic existential therapy Rehabilitation of existential coherence Theoretical biology and explanation of ontogenesis Biological information and human metamorphosis, Fine structure of universal energy Cosmology Consciousness theory Character medicine Medical ethics
Research programs
1986 Theoretical biology
1989 Quality of life
1990 Prospective paediatric cohort
1992 QOL and health
1993 QOL and informational technology
1994 QOL, health and ability
1995 Matter, life and consciousness
1996 Quality of Working Life, expert systems in QOL
1997 QOL as medicine
1998 Holistic medicine
1999 Consciousness-based medicine
2000 Love, power, sex (in human development)
2001 Spontaneous healing of cancer
2002 Documentation of effect of treatment
2003 Coherence and existential rehabilitation
2004 Holistic sexology; Character medicine
2005 Human metamorphosis of mind and body
2006 Holistic treatment of schizophrenia
2007 Bodypsychotherapy and ethics of therapeutic touch
2008 Holistic treatment of cancer
2009 Applied salutogenesis in non-drug medicine
Current research programs
· Phase 3 clinical trials with 25 new cures in holistic medicine. The Research Hospital for Holistic Medicine.
Holistic biology: holistic theories of immune system regulation, brain function, phylogenesis, ontogenesis, evolution, human consciousness, development of the global ecosystem (Gaia).
Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61.
Expert system on QOL.
