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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主要作者: Pembroke, Neil Francis (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2008]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 2008, 卷: 47, 发布: 4, Pages: 549-559
Further subjects:B Physician-patient relationship
B Religion and health
B Spiritual Care
B Medical Ethics
B Pastoral Theology
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总结: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.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-008-9183-0