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About the Journal

The International Journal of Haptonomy and Haptotherapy is an independent peer-reviewed multidisciplinary academic open-access e-journal. It welcomes academic papers, articles and reviews on theories and practices of haptonomy, particularly haptotherapy.

Current publication

Volume 13

issue 5

Congress Reports 2025

Touch in action: IASAT Conference Jena 2025

Published: 01 December 2025

Previous publications

Volume 13

No. 4

Willem Hagg

Thymotactile contact of primary importance in haptotherapy

Volume 13, No. 4, pp. 19-20, August 30, 2025

Editorial 2025

Volume 13

No. 3

Swaay A. M. van

IASAT Conference 2025: a personal impression

Volume 13, No. 3, pp. 17-18, July 27, 2025

Congress Reports 2025

Other publications

Research, Research 2022

Measuring patient well-being: an exploratory study of the Haptotherapeutic Well-Being Scale (HWS)

External Links 2023

A first step in teaching students to cope with inward involvement in a value conflict

External Links 2016, Research 2017

Severe Fear of Childbirth: Its Features, Assesment, Prevalence, Determinants, Consequences and Possible Treatments

Haptotherapy and science

Letter to the editor, Letter to the editor 2023

Clinical reasoning in Haptotherapy: Use of the SCEBS and Questions about Affectivity

Research, Research 2019

The Use and Evaluation of Haptotherapy by Cancer Patients

Haptotherapy in New York

External Links 2025

Understanding haptotherapy for people with cancer: A qualitative interview study among patients and haptotherapists

Reflective practice 2025

Presence: a facilitating condition, therapeutic intervention, and modifiable factor in Haptotherapy

Thymotactile contact of primary importance in haptotherapy