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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462598703321

Autore

King Dana E. <1956-, >

Titolo

Faith, spirituality, and medicine : toward the making of the healing practitioner / / Dana E. King

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Haworth Pastoral Press, , 2000

ISBN

0-203-04795-8

1-283-96600-X

1-136-38628-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Collana

Haworth Pastoral Press religion and mental health

Disciplina

291.1/75

Soggetti

Medicine - Religious aspects

Medical education

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-119) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Faith, Spirituality, and Medicine Toward the Making of the Healing Practitioner; Copyright; Contents; About the Author; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Integrating Religion and Spirituality into the Biopsychosocial Model; Chapter Objectives; Introduction; The Biopsychosocial Model; Spirituality and Mental Health; Spirituality and Physical Health; A Biopsychospiritual Model; Patients' Desire for Addressing Spiritual Issues in the Medical Setting; Spirituality in Practice; Summary; Chapter 2. Patients and Religion; Chapter Objectives; Introduction

People in the United States Are ReligiousGeography of Religion in the United States; Demographics; Health Beliefs of Selected Religious Groups; Summary; Chapter 3. Patients and Spirituality; Chapter Objectives; Introduction; Intrinsic versus Extrinsic Spirituality; Spirituality During Illness; Faith in Spiritual Healing; Spirituality and Health; Spirituality and Prayer; Spirituality and Meditation; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 4. Religion, Spirituality, and Health; Chapter Objectives; Introduction; Rationale for Studying Religion/Spirituality and Health

Religious Commitment and MortalityReligious Commitment and



Physiologic/Immune Factors in Health; Religious Commitment and Depression; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 5. Health Professionals and Spirituality; Chapter Objectives; Introduction; Spiritual and Religious Beliefs of Health Professionals; The Integration Gap; The Spirituality Gap; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 6. Assessing Patients' Spirituality: Chapter 6. Assessing Patients' Spirituality:; Chapter Objectives; Introduction; Why Assess Patients' Spirituality?; When Should Patients' Spirituality Be Assessed?

How to Take a Spiritual HistoryFICA; MERIT; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 7. Ethics of Involvement in Patients' Spirituality; Chapter Objectives; Introduction; Ethics of Spiritual Inquiry; Ethics of Referral to Chaplains; Ethics of Prayer with Patients; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Cases for Discussion; Chapter 8. Chaplains and Pastoral Services; Chapter Objectives; Introduction; Education and Training; Role of the Chaplain; Collaborating with Chaplains in the Treatment of Patients; The Impact of Pastoral Care on Health; Summary; Questions for Discussion

Chapter 9. Spirituality in Special Patient Populations: Dying PatientsChapter Objectives; Introduction; The Role of Spirituality in End-of-Life Decisions; Spirituality As a Coping Mechanism; Belief in Miracles and an Afterlife; Summary; Questions for Discussion; Chapter 10. Spirituality in Special Patient Populations: Surgical Patients; Chapter Objectives; Introduction; Before Surgery; Surgery and Prayer; Religious/Spiritual Factors and Surgical Recovery; Addressing Spiritual Concerns and Mobilizing Spiritual Resources in the Surgical Patient; Summary; Question for Discussion

Chapter 11. Integrating Spirituality into Clinical Practice

Sommario/riassunto

Understand and make use of the connections between health and religion to improve your practice!Research points to a clear link between people's religious beliefs and practices and their health. These developments have ushered in a new era in health care, in which meaning and purpose stand alongside biology as vital factors in health outcomes. Now the gap is closing between medicine and religion, as evidenced by the more than 60 US medical school courses now being given in spirituality, religion, and medicine, including courses at major teaching centers such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins