Appropriate Spiritual Care by Physicians: A Theological Perspective
It is argued that when spiritual care by physicians is linked to the empirical research indicating the salutary effect on health of religious beliefs and practices an unintended degradation of religion is involved. It is contended that it is much more desirable to see support for the patient's...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2008]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal of religion and health
Έτος: 2008, Τόμος: 47, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 549-559 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Physician-patient relationship
B Religion and health B Πνευματική φροντίδα B Medical Ethics B Pastoral Theology |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| Σύνοψη: | It is argued that when spiritual care by physicians is linked to the empirical research indicating the salutary effect on health of religious beliefs and practices an unintended degradation of religion is involved. It is contended that it is much more desirable to see support for the patient's spirituality as part of holistic care. A proposal for appropriate spiritual care by physicians is offered. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9183-0 |